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

> 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 10 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hp6q-6g58-99wm

## 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 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-31960?

It affects 2 products.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2024-31960 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Exynos 1480 Firmware

- [CVE-2025-23099](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-23099/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2025-23103](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-23103/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2025-23107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-23107/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2024-31956](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31956/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2024-31959](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31959/): Other in n/a (high 8.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-31960 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Samsung Exynos 1480 Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31960/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31960/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-31960
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31960
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-31960

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31960/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.