CVE-2024-46922
📋 TL;DR
A null pointer dereference vulnerability in Samsung Exynos 1480 and 2400 mobile processors' Xclipse GPU driver allows attackers to cause denial of service by triggering a crash in the amdgpu_cs_parser_bos function. This affects devices using these specific Samsung processors, primarily certain Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets. The vulnerability requires local access to the device.
💻 Affected Systems
- Samsung Galaxy devices with Exynos 1480 processor
- Samsung Galaxy devices with Exynos 2400 processor
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete device crash requiring hard reboot, potentially causing data loss or corruption if exploited during critical operations.
Likely Case
Temporary denial of service causing application crashes or system instability until device restart.
If Mitigated
Minimal impact with proper patching; at most temporary performance degradation if exploit attempts are blocked.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires local code execution or malicious app installation; not trivial to exploit remotely.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Samsung security patch addressing CVE-2024-46922 (specific version varies by device model)
Vendor Advisory: https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check for Samsung security updates in device Settings > Software update. 2. Install latest available update. 3. Verify patch is applied by checking security patch level in Settings > About phone > Software information.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict app installations
androidPrevent installation of untrusted applications that could exploit the vulnerability.
Enable 'Install unknown apps' restriction in Android settings
Use enterprise mobile management to control app installations
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate affected devices from critical networks and limit user privileges
- Monitor for abnormal device crashes or instability as potential exploitation indicators
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check device processor model in Settings > About phone > Hardware information and compare with affected Exynos 1480/2400 models.Check Version:
adb shell getprop ro.build.version.security_patchVerify Fix Applied:
Verify security patch level in Settings > About phone > Software information includes month/year after Samsung's CVE-2024-46922 patch release.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Kernel panic logs mentioning amdgpu_cs_parser_bos
- Android system logs showing unexpected GPU driver crashes
Network Indicators:
- No direct network indicators - local exploitation only
SIEM Query:
source="android_system" AND ("amdgpu" OR "GPU crash" OR "kernel panic")