google android CVE-2021-25370 in Google and Samsung Products
Published on March 26, 2021

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An incorrect implementation handling file descriptor in dpu driver prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release 1 results in memory corruption leading to kernel panic.

NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Samsung Mobile Devices Memory Corruption Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Samsung mobile devices using Mali GPU contain an incorrect implementation handling file descriptor in dpu driver. This incorrect implementation results in memory corruption, leading to kernel panic. This vulnerability was chained with CVE-2021-25337 and CVE-2021-25369.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by November 29, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2021-25370 is exploitable with physical access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of 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 be very high.

Attack Vector:
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
HIGH
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions

The software does not properly anticipate or handle exceptional conditions that rarely occur during normal operation of the software.


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Affected Versions

Samsung Mobile Devices:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.24%
Percentile
46.71%

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.