CVE-2024-34606
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 SmartThingsService 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 · moderate confidenceImproper access control vulnerability in SmartThingsService on Samsung devices prior to the SMR Aug-2024 Release 1 allows a local attacker to bypass restrictions on starting services from the background, potentially enabling unauthorized service execution or privilege escalation.
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
- 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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Confirm device is Samsung AndroidCheck system settings > About Phone > Manufacturer or run `getprop ro.product.manufacturer` and `getprop ro.product.brand`Affected if Device is not Samsung Android - not affected
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Check Android versionCheck Settings > About Phone > Android version or run `getprop ro.build.version.release`Affected if Version is 12.0, 13.0, or 14.0 - potentially affected; other versions - not affected
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Verify SmartThingsService presenceCheck installed apps for SmartThings or run `pm list packages | grep smartthings` to list SmartThings-related packagesAffected if SmartThingsService is not installed - not affected (vulnerability requires this component)
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Check Samsung firmware/SMR versionCheck Settings > About Phone > Software info > Security patch level or run `getprop ro.build.version.samsung_platform` and `getprop ro.security.samsung.platform`Affected if Security patch level is before August 2024 or SMR version is earlier than Aug-2024 Release 1 - likely affected
Device is affected if it is a Samsung Android device running version 12.0, 13.0, or 14.0 with SmartThingsService installed and a security patch level before August 2024.
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 Aug-2024 Release 1 or later firmware update to affected Samsung devices to remediate the access control bypass in SmartThingsService.
SMR Aug-2024 Release 1
- 1. Go to Settings on the Samsung Android device
- 2. Navigate to Software Update
- 3. Tap Download and install to apply the August 2024 Samsung security update (SMR Aug-2024 Release 1)
- 4. After installation, verify the security patch level reflects August 2024 in Settings > About phone > Software information
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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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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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