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CVE-2021-25487

Lack of boundary checking of a buffer in set_skb_priv() of modem interface driver prior to SMR Oct-2021 Release 1 allows OOB read and it res

Published
Last modified
published
Listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in SMR Oct-2021 Release 1
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

The affected software is the modem interface driver on Samsung mobile devices, in firmware releases prior to the October 2021 security update. The flaw is a missing bounds check that allows out-of-bounds memory reads, which can lead to arbitrary code execution by dereferencing an invalid function pointer.

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Lack of boundary checking of a buffer in set_skb_priv() of modem interface driver prior to SMR Oct-2021 Release 1 allows OOB read and it results in arbitrary code execution by dereference of invalid function pointer.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV

    CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild

  3. CISA remediation deadline

    Due date for US federal agencies to patch

  4. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices

    From O(8.1), P(9.0), Q(10.0), R(11.0) · fixed in SMR Oct-2021 Release 1

References 1

security.samsungmobile.com