CVE-2021-25415 Privilege escalation in Samsung Mobile Devices

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Local attackers can remap EL2 memory as writable to escalate privileges if EL1 is compromised, affecting Samsung mobile devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-25415?

CVE-2021-25415 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Assuming EL1 is compromised, an improper address validation in RKP prior to SMR JUN-2021 Release 1 allows local attackers to remap EL2 memory as writable.

Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25415?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2021-25415?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25415 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-25415 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25415 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jpc8-v624-5p2h.

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