How severe is CVE-2021-25370?

CVE-2021-25370 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). EPSS estimates a 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2021-25370: Samsung Mobile Devices Memory Corruption

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Samsung Mobile Devices Memory Corruption Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2022-11-08

Remediation due

2022-11-29

Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA notes
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25370

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CNA6.1 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableno

Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
Samsung Mobile	Samsung Mobile Devices	Selected O(8.X), P(9.0), Q(10.0), R(11.0) to <SMR Mar-2021 Release 1

References

2 Links

Other references

Record Details

Published

2021-03-26

Last updated

2026-01-14

Assigner (CNA)

Samsung Mobile

Credited to

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