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CVE-2021-25467 (GCVE-0-2021-25467)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-10-06 17:07 – Updated: 2024-08-03 20:03
VLAI
Summary
Assuming system privilege is gained, possible buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the Vision DSP kernel driver prior to SMR Oct-2021 Release 1 allows privilege escalation to Root by hijacking loaded library.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices Affected: R(11.0) devices with Exynos 980, 9830, 2100 chipsets , < SMR Oct-2021 Release 1 (custom)
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