CVE-2021-25487 — Samsung Mobile Devices Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
CVE-2021-25487: Samsung Mobile Devices Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | Samsung |
| Product | Mobile Devices |
| Date added | 2023-06-29 |
| Due date | 2023-07-20 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
Description
Samsung mobile devices contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability within the modem interface driver due to a lack of boundary checking of a buffer in set_skb_priv(), leading to remote code execution by dereference of an invalid function pointer.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable
Notes
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2021&month=10; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25487
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25487
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog