Unauthenticated memory disclosure via image codec over-read
Published Jan 9, 2026 · Updated Jan 9, 2026
Out-of-bounds read in Samsung Mobile Devices before SMR Jan-2026 Release 1 allows remote attackers to read out-of-bounds memory. The libimagecodec.quram.so image codec library reads beyond a buffer after failing to validate untrusted input, but Samsung has not disclosed the affected parser or field. No authentication or user interaction is required; the published impact is limited to disclosure of adjacent memory on affected Android 13 through 16 devices.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds read in Samsung Mobile Devices before SMR Jan-2026 Release 1 allows remote attackers to read out-of-bounds memory. The libimagecodec.quram.so image codec library reads beyond a buffer after failing to validate untrusted input, but Samsung has not disclosed the affected parser or field. No authentication or user interaction is required; the published impact is limited to disclosure of adjacent memory on affected Android 13 through 16 devices.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-20973
- Published
- Jan 9, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 9, 2026
- Vendor
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Product
- Samsung Mobile Devices
- Classifications
- CWE-125
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Jan 9, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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