MEDIUM

CVE-2021-25369

Samsung Android 2021-03-26 CVSS v3.1

CVSS

5.5

KEV

Description

An improper access control vulnerability in sec_log file prior to SMR MAR-2021 Release 1 exposes sensitive kernel information to userspace.

Summary dbcve.org

The sec_log file in Samsung's kernel prior to SMR MAR-2021 Release 1 had improper access control permissions, allowing unprivileged userspace applications to read sensitive kernel information that should be restricted.

Mitigation

Apply the SMR MAR-2021 Release 1 firmware update or later to affected Samsung devices to remediate the improper access control on the sec_log file.

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-200 Information Exposure

EPSS Score

1.12%

Probability of exploitation in next 30 days

64.7th percentile

References

https://security.samsungmobile.com Vendor Advisory https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb Vendor Advisory https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-25369 US Government Resource

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