CVE-2024-34594
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 · uneditedExposure of sensitive information in proc file system prior to SMR Jul-2024 Release 1 allows local attackers to read kernel memory address.
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 confidenceLocal information disclosure vulnerability in the proc filesystem allows unprivileged users to read kernel memory addresses, potentially bypassing KASLR and aiding further exploitation. Fixed in SMR July 2024 Release 1.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 12.0= 13.0= 14.0CVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Check Android versionGo to Settings > About Phone > Android version, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' via ADBAffected if Version is 12.0, 13.0, or 14.0 (any build within these major versions)
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Check security patch levelGo to Settings > About Phone > Security patch level, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.security_patch' via ADBAffected if Patch level is earlier than July 2024 or shows no date (null/empty)
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Verify proc filesystem accessibilityUse ADB shell to check if unprivileged users can read /proc/kallsyms or /proc/modules entries that expose kernel addresses. Run 'ls -la /proc/kallsyms' and check if addresses are exposed without root privilegesAffected if Kernel memory addresses are visible to non-root users in proc entries
Device is affected if running Samsung Android 12.0, 13.0, or 14.0 AND has a security patch level earlier than July 2024, allowing unprivileged proc filesystem access to leak kernel addresses.
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.
dbcve · scopedApply the SMR Jul-2024 Release 1 security patch to address the proc filesystem memory address leak. If immediate patching is not possible, consider restricting access to sensitive proc entries via SELinux policies or mount options.
Samsung SMR Jul-2024 Release 1
- 1. Navigate to Settings on your Samsung Galaxy device.
- 2. Tap on 'Software update' or 'About phone' (depending on your Android version).
- 3. Tap on 'Download and install' or 'Check for updates'.
- 4. Ensure the device downloads and installs the July 2024 Samsung Security Maintenance Release (SMR Jul-2024 Release 1) or later.
- 5. After the update completes, verify the security patch level in Settings > About phone > Software information > Security patch level shows July 2024 or later.
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-34594 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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