Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Samsung Mobile Firmware - CVE-2021-25338

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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Samsung Mobile Firmware - CVE-2021-25338

Published: November 10, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU69228
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-25338
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Samsung Mobile Firmware
Software vendor:
Samsung

Description

The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper memory access control in RKP. A local application can write some part of RKP EL2 memory region using compromised kernel.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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