Vulnerability

CVE-2021-25370

Medium· 6.1KEVCVSS6.1EPSS0%

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Samsung Mobile Devices Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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.

Threat signal

71/100

High

Severity

medium

CVSS

6.1

EPSS

Active

KEV

CISA KEV — actively exploited

1292d overdue

AffectedSamsung — Mobile Devices

Added to KEV

2022-11-08

Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)

2022-11-29

Required action (CISA verbatim)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vendor advisory + references

CISA description: “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.”

CVSS

v3.1Open in FIRST calculator →

6.1/ 10MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorPhysicalRequires physical access to the device.
Attack ComplexityHighRequires conditions outside attacker's control (race, brute-force, configuration
Privileges RequiredHighAdmin / root privileges required.
User InteractionNoneFully automated — no victim action needed.
ScopeUnchangedImpact contained to the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality ImpactHighTotal disclosure of sensitive data.
Integrity ImpactHighTotal compromise of integrity — full data modification possible.
Availability ImpactHighTotal loss of availability — full DoS possible.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

0.49%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

p66

higher than 66% of all CVEs

3-day trend↑ 0pp

Low exploitation likelihood — defer if no other signals fire.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2021-25370. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCAttend

Active exploitation with limited impact — coordinate patching

exploitation: active
automatable: no
impact: partial
mission: support

Lifecycle

2022-11-08Added to CISA KEVransomware: Unknown
2022-11-08Published
2022-11-29Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)
2026-06-12Last modified1 source

No source-event history recorded yet. New revisions will appear here as ingestors re-fetch this CVE.