VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2021-25369
Samsung Mobile Devices Improper Access Control Vulnerability
KEVMEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.12%
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 29 November 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
An improper access control vulnerability in sec_log file prior to SMR MAR-2021 Release 1 exposes sensitive kernel information to userspace.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.12% probability · 64th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 8 November 2022 · due 29 November 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- samsung/android
- Source
- mobile.security@samsung.com
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25369
References
- https://security.samsungmobile.comVendor Advisory
- https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsbVendor Advisory
- https://security.samsungmobile.comVendor Advisory
- https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsbVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-25369US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.