Samsung Exynos M2M Scaler Driver Use-After-Free PrivEsc
CVE-2024-44068 Published on October 7, 2024
An issue was discovered in the m2m scaler driver in Samsung Mobile Processor and Wearable Processor Exynos 9820, 9825, 980, 990, 850,and W920. A Use-After-Free in the mobile processor leads to privilege escalation.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-44068 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CVE-2024-44068 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-44068
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Exploit Probability
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