CVE-2021-25516 Information disclosure in Samsung Mobile Devices
Medium 6.4
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-25516 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2021-25516 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25516 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Google Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25516/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25516/index.md)
Attackers can track user locations due to improper exception handling in the Exynos baseband firmware.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-25516?
CVE-2021-25516 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An improper check or handling of exceptional conditions in Exynos baseband prior to SMR Dec-2021 Release 1 allows attackers to track locations.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25516?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25516?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-25516 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25516 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qfq2-v5pr-268p.