CVE-2025-20983 (GCVE-0-2025-20983)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-08 10:33 – Updated: 2026-02-26 18:27
VLAI
Summary
Out-of-bounds write in checking auth secret in KnoxVault trustlet prior to SMR Jul-2025 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers to write out-of-bounds memory.
Severity
6.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices Unaffected: SMR Jul-2025 Release in Android 14, 15
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