CVE-2025-21009 Memory corruption in libsavsvc.so

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit an out-of-bounds read in a Samsung Android library to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.

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-2025-21009?

CVE-2025-21009 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 malformed 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-2025-21009?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Android.

How do I fix CVE-2025-21009?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-21009 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-2025-21009 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21009 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Samsung Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-59wr-qwjc-mfwf.

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