An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software. An attacker can boot a device with root privileges because the bootloader for the Qualcomm MSM8998 chipset lacks an integrity check of the system image, aka the "SamFAIL" issue. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-10465 (November 2017).
References
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https://androidcommunity.com/samfail-method-gives-root-access-to-samsung-galaxy-note-8-snapdragon-variant-20171009/ | Third Party Advisory |
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb | Vendor Advisory |
https://androidcommunity.com/samfail-method-gives-root-access-to-samsung-galaxy-note-8-snapdragon-variant-20171009/ | Third Party Advisory |
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
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History
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References | () https://androidcommunity.com/samfail-method-gives-root-access-to-samsung-galaxy-note-8-snapdragon-variant-20171009/ - Third Party Advisory | |
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Information
Published : 2020-04-07 16:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 03:20
NVD link : CVE-2017-18649
Mitre link : CVE-2017-18649
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-18649
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Products Affected
- android
qualcomm
- msm8998
CWE
CWE-354
Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value