CVE-2022-40759 json
A NULL pointer dereference issue in the TEE_MACCompareFinal function in Samsung mTower through 0.3.0 allows a trusted application to trigge…
published 2022-09-16 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-44026
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A NULL pointer dereference issue in the TEE_MACCompareFinal function in Samsung mTower through 0.3.0 allows a trusted application to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by invoking the function TEE_MACCompareFinal with a NULL pointer for the parameter operation.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
1.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
References
-
github.com
/Samsung/mTower/blob/efd36709306a9afcca5b4782499d01be0c7a02a5/tee/lib/libutee/tee_api_operations.c#L1249
patch, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/Samsung/mTower/issues/80
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-40759
- NVD CVE-2022-40759
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