CVE-2024-34615 Memory corruption in Samsung Mobile Devices

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit an out-of-bound write in libsmat.so to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation on Samsung mobile devices.

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

What is CVE-2024-34615?

CVE-2024-34615 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Samsung Android, published on 7 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Out-of-bound write in libsmat.so prior to SMR Aug-2024 Release 1 allows local attackers to cause memory corruption.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-34615?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Android.

How do I fix CVE-2024-34615?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-34615 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2024-34615 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-34615 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-mp9p-4683-w5jr.

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