PT-2020-16474 · Samsung · Samsung Mobile Devices

Published 2020-10-06 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-26601

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x) software Samsung mobile devices with P(9.0) software Samsung mobile devices with Q(10.0) software

Description An issue in DirEncryptService on Samsung mobile devices allows an attacker to perform a privileged action via a modified intent. This is due to the mishandling of PendingIntent with an empty intent.

Recommendations For Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x) software, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Samsung mobile devices with P(9.0) software, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Samsung mobile devices with Q(10.0) software, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of DirEncryptService until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-26601

Affected Products

Samsung Mobile Devices

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26601 · Security Note
• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-26601 · Vendor Advisory