CVE-2025-21008 Memory corruption in libsavsvc.so

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit an out-of-bounds read in the libsavsvc.so library to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation on Samsung Android 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-2025-21008?

CVE-2025-21008 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Samsung Android, published on 8 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Out-of-bounds read in decoding frame header in libsavsvc.so prior to Android 15 allows local attackers to cause memory corruption.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-21008?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Android.

How do I fix CVE-2025-21008?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-21008 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2025-21008 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21008 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Samsung Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c8cc-32rw-m2vj.

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