Samsung Mobile Devices Improper Access Control Vulnerability

Technical Severity

CVSS v3.1 Metrics

MEDIUM

6.2 / 10

Minimal Risk Critical

Vector Specification

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation Likelihood

EPSS Prediction

0.21 %

Predictive Probability

Percentile Rank

43.5 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 43.5% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

Nov 08, 2022

Remediation Due

Nov 29, 2022

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

Samsung mobile devices using Mali GPU contains an improper access control vulnerability in sec_log file. Exploitation of the vulnerability exposes sensitive kernel information to the userspace. This vulnerability was chained with CVE-2021-25337 and CVE-2021-25370.

Remediation Directive

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

External Intelligence

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

NVD

National Vulnerability Database

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25369