CVE-2021-25369 in Google and Samsung Products
Published on March 26, 2021
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Samsung Mobile Devices Improper Access Control Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. 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.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by November 29, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-25369 can be exploited with local system access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Information Disclosure Vulnerability?
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
CVE-2021-25369 has been classified to as an Information Disclosure vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-25369
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Affected Versions
Samsung Mobile Devices:- Version O(8.x), P(9.0), Q(10.0) and below SMR Mar-2021 Release 1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.