What is CVE-2024-49422?

CVE-2024-49422 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under CWE-693: PROTECTION MECHANISM FAILURE. CVSS score: 5.2/10. Published 2024-12-31.

How severe is CVE-2024-49422?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Samsung Android

CVE-2024-49422

Protection Mechanism Failure in bootloader prior to SMR Oct-2024 Release 1 allows physical attackers to reset lockscreen failure count by hardware fault injection. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability.

EPSS: 0.002 (9.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Samsung Android — versions 13.0
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions SMR Oct-2024 Release in Select Android 13 devices using Unisoc chipset

References

mobile.security@samsung.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-49422?: CVE-2024-49422 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under CWE-693: PROTECTION MECHANISM FAILURE. CVSS score: 5.2/10. Published 2024-12-31.
How severe is CVE-2024-49422?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.2 out of 10.