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CVE-2021-25467

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: October 6, 2021 at 05:07 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:42 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsAndroidSamsung Mobile Devices· also runs on 3 platforms

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Android· Google
95%
11.0
samsung-exynos-2100 (environment) · samsung-exynos-980-firmware (environment) · samsung-exynos-9830 (environment)
Samsung Mobile Devices· Samsung Mobile
60%
R(11.0) devices with Exynos 980, 9830, 2100 chipsets ≤ v < SMR Oct-2021 Release 1R(11.0) devices with Exynos 980, 9830, 2100 chipsets
Affected range stops below SMR Oct-2021 Release 1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2021&month=10

CVSS

6.7MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120

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