CVE-2021-25370

MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS Score
Published: March 26, 2021 at 06:23 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:41 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsAndroidSamsung Mobile Devices

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Severity
MEDIUM4.4
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score0.9%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 0.9% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 59% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Samsung mobile devices using Mali GPU contain an incorrect implementation handling file descriptor in dpu driver. This incorrect implementation results in memory corruption, leading to kernel panic. This vulnerability was chained with CVE-2021-25337 and CVE-2021-25369.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Nov 8, 2022
Remediation Due
Nov 29, 2022
1432 days overdue

Description

An incorrect implementation handling file descriptor in dpu driver prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release 1 results in memory corruption leading to kernel panic.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://security.samsungmobile.com
x_refsource_MISCx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-25370

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-416CWE-703

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