CVE-2024-44068

CVSS 3.1 Score 8.1 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Oct 7, 2024
Updated: Oct 10, 2024
CWE ID 416

Summary

CVE-2024-44068 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting Samsung Mobile Processor and Wearable Processor Exynos 9820, 9825, 980, 990, 850, and W920. This issue involves a Use-After-Free condition in the m2m scaler driver, which allows an attacker to gain privilege escalation. The flaw can potentially be exploited to execute arbitrary code and gain elevated access to the affected system. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to the security of devices using these processors and requires immediate attention from Samsung and its customers.

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