Cloud Vulnerability DB
A community-led vulnerabilities database
Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2019-20539
CVE-2019-20539:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with P(9.0) (TEEGRIS and Qualcomm chipsets). There is arbitrary memory overwrite in the SEM Trustlet, leading to arbitrary code execution (Samsung Mobile). The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2019-20539 and was disclosed in November 2019 with Samsung ID SVE-2019-14651, SVE-2019-14666.
Technical details
The vulnerability affects Samsung mobile devices running Android P(9.0) with TEEGRIS and Qualcomm chipsets. It involves an arbitrary memory overwrite vulnerability in the SEM Trustlet component that can lead to arbitrary code execution (CISA Bulletin).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected devices through arbitrary memory overwrite capabilities (CISA Bulletin).
Mitigation and workarounds
Samsung has addressed this vulnerability through their Security Maintenance Release (SMR) process. Users should ensure their devices are updated with the latest security patches provided by Samsung (Samsung Mobile).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
Related NixOS vulnerabilities:
Free Vulnerability Assessment
Benchmark your Cloud Security Posture
Evaluate your cloud security practices across 9 security domains to benchmark your risk level and identify gaps in your defenses.
Additional Wiz resources
Get a personalized demo
Ready to see Wiz in action?
"Best User Experience I have ever seen, provides full visibility to cloud workloads."
David EstlickCISO
"Wiz provides a single pane of glass to see what is going on in our cloud environments."
Adam FletcherChief Security Officer
"We know that if Wiz identifies something as critical, it actually is."
Greg PoniatowskiHead of Threat and Vulnerability Management