CVE-2024-34620
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 privilege management in SumeNNService prior to SMR Aug-2024 Release 1 allows local attackers to start privileged service.
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 privilege management in SumeNNService allows local attackers to start the service with elevated privileges. This is a local privilege escalation vulnerability where the service does not properly validate or restrict which users can initiate it, potentially allowing unprivileged local users to trigger the service to run with system or administrator-level access.
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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= 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
- 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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Check Android versionGo to Settings > About Phone > Android version, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' via ADBAffected if The version is exactly 13.0 or 14.0
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Verify SumeNNService presenceCheck if the SumeNNService exists on the device by searching for it in system services: run 'dumpsys | grep -i sume' via ADB or check /system/bin for the service binaryAffected if SumeNNService is found running or installed on the device
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Inspect service configurationRun 'dumpsys service SumeNNService' or check the service's init rc configuration file in /system/etc/init/ to examine startup permissions and user/group settingsAffected if The service configuration allows unprivileged users (not root/system) to start or interact with the service, or lacks proper user/group restrictions
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Check service process privilegesWhen the service is running, use 'ps -A | grep sume' via ADB to view the process owner, then cross-reference with expected privileged user (such as system or root)Affected if The service runs with elevated privileges (root/system) but permits initiation by any local user without authentication
A device is affected if it runs Android 13.0 or 14.0, contains the SumeNNService, and the service allows unprivileged local users to trigger its execution with elevated system access.
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 patch to SumeNNService to fix the improper privilege management. Additionally, restrict service startup permissions to prevent unprivileged users from starting the service until the patch is applied.
SMR Aug-2024 Release 1
- Check for and apply the Samsung SMR (Security Maintenance Release) August 2024 update on your Samsung Android device running version 13.0 or 14.0
- Go to Settings > Software update > Download and install to check for available updates
- Ensure the installed SMR version is Aug-2024 Release 1 or later which contains the fix for SumeNNService privilege management vulnerability
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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