CVE-2024-39438 Command injection in SC7731E/SC9832E/SC9863A/T310/T606/T612/T616/T610/T618/T760/T770/T820/S8000

Medium 6.5 Published 9 Oct 2024 Updated 9 Oct 2024

Local attackers with system privileges can execute arbitrary commands via improper input validation in the linkturbonative service on Unisoc chipsets.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-39438?

CVE-2024-39438 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Google Android, published on 9 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In linkturbonative service, there is a possible command injection due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-39438?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2024-39438?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-39438 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2024-39438 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39438 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-35hv-j72m-jmfm.