CVE-2024-39438
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 · uneditedIn linkturbonative service, there is a possible command injection due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed.
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 confidenceThe linkturbonative service contains a command injection vulnerability due to improper input validation. An attacker with System execution privileges can inject malicious commands through unsanitized input, potentially achieving local privilege escalation.
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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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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 OS versionOn the Android device, go to Settings > About Phone > Android version, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' via ADB shellAffected if The installed version is exactly 13.0 or exactly 14.0 (the CVE specifies these exact versions with '=' operator)
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Identify linkturbonative service presenceSearch for the linkturbonative service or component on the device. Check installed packages via 'pm list packages' or examine running services with 'dumpsys' commands in ADB shell. Look for package/component names containing 'linkturbonative'Affected if The linkturbonative service or package is present and installed on the device
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Verify service privileges and execution contextExamine the linkturbonative service permissions and the context it runs in. Use 'dumpsys package <packagename>' or check the service's manifest for granted permissions. Look specifically for System-level execution privilegesAffected if The linkturbonative service runs with System execution privileges, which is required for the vulnerability to be exploitable
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Confirm the attack surface existsIdentify if the linkturbonative service accepts external input or user-controlled parameters that could be passed to system commands. Review any exposed interfaces, intents, or APIs the service providesAffected if The service accepts unsanitized input that could be manipulated to inject system commands
If the Android device runs version 13.0 or 14.0 AND has the linkturbonative service installed running with System execution privileges, the environment is affected by this command injection vulnerability.
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 vendor patches or updates for the linkturbonative service that address input validation; if no patch is available, implement strict input sanitization and validation on all user-controlled inputs before passing them to system commands.
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- 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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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