CVE-2024-25074

An issue was discovered in Samsung Semiconductor Mobile Processor and Modem Exynos 9820, Exynos 9825, Exynos 980, Exynos 990, Exynos 850, Exynos 1080, Exynos 2100, Exynos 2200, Exynos 1280, Exynos 1380, Exynos 1330, Exynos 9110, Exynos W920, Exynos W930, Exynos Modem 5123, Exynos Modem 5300. The baseband software does not properly check a pointer specified by the SM (Session Management module), which can lead to Denial of Service (Untrusted Pointer Dereference).

Weakness

The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system, but it calls the wrong release function or calls the appropriate release function incorrectly.

Extended Description

This weakness can take several forms, such as:

Potential Mitigations

• Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
• For example, glibc in Linux provides protection against free of invalid pointers.

References

• https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/
• https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/cve-2024-25074/