CVE-2024-31960 Use after free in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

A reference count bug in the Exynos GPU driver allows attackers to trigger a use-after-free, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-31960?

CVE-2024-31960 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Samsung Exynos 1480 Firmware, published on 10 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos 1480, Exynos 2400. The xclipse amdgpu driver has a reference count bug. This can lead to a use after free.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-31960?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Samsung Exynos 1480 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 2400 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2024-31960?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-31960 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2024-31960 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-31960 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Samsung Exynos 1480 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hp6q-6g58-99wm.

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