Use After Free in Samsung Exynos_850

CVE-2024-44068

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 class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.010 (59.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-44068?
CVE-2024-44068 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Exynos_850, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2024-10-07.
How severe is CVE-2024-44068?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-44068 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.