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CVE-2021-25369 · netVigilance record NV22-0538

Samsung Mobile Devices Improper Access Control

past due

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA deadline 2022-11-29 · passed 3 years 9 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA

What happened

Samsung mobile devices using Mali GPU contains an improper access control vulnerability in sec_log file. Exploitation of the vulnerability exposes sensitive kernel information to the userspace. This vulnerability was chained with CVE-2021-25337 and CVE-2021-25370.

Who is affected

Samsung Mobile Devices. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.

Weakness class: CWE-200.

Timeline

  1. Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
  2. CISA remediation deadlinepassed 3 years 9 months ago

Sources