CVE-2020-10829
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.0), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) (Broadcom chipsets) software. A kernel driver heap overflow leads to arbitrary code execution. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-15880 (March 2020).
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA heap overflow vulnerability exists in a Samsung kernel driver for Broadcom chipsets on devices running Android O (8.0), P (9.0), and Q (10.0). The overflow allows an attacker to gain arbitrary code execution privileges at the kernel level, effectively achieving full device compromise.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 8.0= 9.0= 10.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Android OS versionCheck the device Android version in Settings > About Phone > Android version. The affected versions are exactly 8.0, 9.0, and 10.0.Affected if The device runs Android 8.0, Android 9.0, or Android 10.0 (exact version match).
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Confirm Samsung security patch levelCheck the device's Android security patch level in Settings > About Phone > Security patch level. Look for the Samsung patch SVE-2019-15880 which was released March 2020.Affected if The device has not received the March 2020 Samsung security update containing patch SVE-2019-15880.
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Identify Broadcom chipset usageCheck the device hardware specifications or kernel configuration to determine if a Broadcom wireless chipset is present. This information is typically visible in the device specs or via kernel logs.Affected if The device uses a Broadcom chipset with the vulnerable Samsung kernel driver loaded.
A device is affected if it runs Android 8.0, 9.0, or 10.0, contains a Broadcom chipset with the Samsung kernel driver, and has not received the March 2020 Samsung security patch SVE-2019-15880.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the Samsung security patch (SVE-2019-15880, released March 2020) which addresses the kernel driver heap overflow. Users should verify their device has received the latest Samsung security update.
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- Implementation16.0 h
- Testing12.0 h
- Review / QA8.0 h
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