CVE-2024-34604
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 · uneditedImproper access control in LedCoverService prior to SMR Aug-2024 Release 1 allows local attackers to bypass restrictions on starting services from the background.
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 · high confidenceImproper access control in Samsung's LedCoverService allows local attackers to bypass restrictions on starting background services. This is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in a Samsung Android system service that enables an attacker to start the LedCoverService from the background despite intended restrictions.
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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= 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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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 and note the displayed version numberAffected if The version is exactly 12.0, 13.0, or 14.0
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Check Security Patch LevelGo to Settings > About Phone > Software information > Security patch level and note the dateAffected if The security patch level is earlier than August 2024 or shows no patch date (unpatched device)
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Confirm Samsung deviceVerify the device is a Samsung Android device by checking Settings > About Phone > Manufacturer or Model nameAffected if The device is not a Samsung device (this vulnerability is Samsung-specific)
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Verify LedCoverService presenceUse ADB command 'adb shell dumpsys -l' to list system services and search for LedCoverService in the outputAffected if LedCoverService is listed as an active system service on the device
A Samsung Android device running version 12.0, 13.0, or 14.0 with a security patch level before August 2024 and with LedCoverService present is likely vulnerable to this improper access control bypass.
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 Samsung SMR Aug-2024 Release 1 or later patch which corrects access control enforcement in LedCoverService. Users should ensure their Samsung devices receive regular security updates.
SMR Aug-2024 Release 1 or later
- Check for and apply the August 2024 Samsung security update (SMR Aug-2024 Release 1) on affected Samsung devices running Android 12, 13, or 14
- Verify the update has been installed by checking the Android security patch level in Settings > About Phone > Software Information
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 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-2024-34604 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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