CVE-2024-49412 Security feature bypass in Samsung Mobile Devices
Medium 5.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-49412 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-49412 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Devices, published on 3 Dec 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-2024-49412 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Samsung Mobile Devices. 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-2024-49412/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49412/index.md)
Local attackers can bypass Bluetooth discovery restrictions on Galaxy Watch devices via improper input validation in Settings.
- 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-2024-49412?
CVE-2024-49412 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Devices, published on 3 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper input validation in Settings prior to SMR Dec-2024 Release 1 allows local attackers to broadcast signal for discovering Bluetooth on Galaxy Watch.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49412?
How do I fix CVE-2024-49412?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49412 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-49412 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49412 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xvr9-244h-6gg8.