CVE-2021-25487

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 6, 2021 at 05:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:42 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsAndroidSamsung Mobile Devices

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score0.6%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 0.6% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 50% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Samsung mobile devices contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability within the modem interface driver due to a lack of boundary checking of a buffer in set_skb_priv(), leading to remote code execution by dereference of an invalid function pointer.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Jun 29, 2023
Remediation Due
Jul 20, 2023
1198 days overdue

Description

Lack of boundary checking of a buffer in set_skb_priv() of modem interface driver prior to SMR Oct-2021 Release 1 allows OOB read and it results in arbitrary code execution by dereference of invalid function pointer.

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (2)

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
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-125

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