⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2023-06-29. Federal agencies required to patch by 2023-07-20. Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.

CVE-2021-25371 — Hidden Functionality in Mobile Devices

CWE-912 — Hidden Functionality5 documents5 sources
Severity
6.7MEDIUMNVD
CNA6.1VulnCheck6.1
EPSS
1.6%
top 18.16%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2023-06-29
Due 2023-07-20
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Affected products
2
Samsung Mobile DevicesSamsung Android
Timeline
PublishedMar 26
KEV addedJun 29
KEV dueJul 20
CISA Required Action: Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable

Description

A vulnerability in DSP driver prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release 1 allows attackers load arbitrary ELF libraries inside DSP.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 0.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5samsung_mobile/samsung_mobile_devicesQ(10.0), R(11.0) devices with exynos980, exynos2100, exynos9830 — SMR Mar-2021 Release 1
▶NVDsamsung/android10.0, 11.0+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-4g27-v2fc-m8fv: A vulnerability in DSP driver prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release 1 allows attackers load arbitrary ELF libraries inside DSP↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2021-25371: A vulnerability in DSP driver prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release 1 allows attackers load arbitrary ELF libraries inside DSP↗2021-03-26
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VulnCheck
Samsung Mobile Devices Unspecified Vulnerability↗2021
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
CISA
Samsung Mobile Devices Unspecified Vulnerability↗2023-06-29
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