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.

NVD

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.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
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.


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Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.70%
Percentile
71.72%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.