Known Exploited Vulnerability
6.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-25370
Samsung Mobile Devices Memory Corruption Vulnerabi - [Actively Exploited]
Description

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

INFO

Published Date :

March 26, 2021, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 8, 2023, 2:21 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.2
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

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.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes :

https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-25370 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-25370 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Google android
1 Samsung dex
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-25370.

URL Resource
https://security.samsungmobile.com Vendor Advisory
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago
6 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 25, 2023, 10:40 a.m. This repo has been linked 178 different CVEs too.

Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.

cisa-kev vulnerability 0day cisa exploits

Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago
516 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1181 different CVEs too.

A collection of links related to Linux kernel security and exploitation

linux-kernel kernel-exploitation exploit privilege-escalation security

Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago
5527 stars 902 fork 902 watcher
Born at : Nov. 13, 2016, 10:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 225 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-25370 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-25370 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    May. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-787
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://security.samsungmobile.com No Types Assigned https://security.samsungmobile.com Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb No Types Assigned https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-25370 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-25370 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.20 }} 0.00%

score

0.56116

percentile

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