CVE-2021-25501 Missing authorization in Samsung Mobile Devices

What is CVE-2021-25501?

CVE-2021-25501 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Google Android, published on 5 Nov 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An improper access control vulnerability in SCloudBnRReceiver in SecTelephonyProvider prior to SMR Nov-2021 Release 1 allows untrusted application to call some protected providers.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25501?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2021-25501?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25501 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2021-25501 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25501 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-8wr5-x8rr-mchx.