# CVE-2025-52516: Null dereference in n/a

> An invalid kernel address dereference in the Exynos camera driver allows attackers to cause a denial of service on affected mobile devices.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 5 Jan 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qv45-76wr-jp6v

## What is CVE-2025-52516?

CVE-2025-52516 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Exynos 1330 Firmware, published on 5 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in the Camera in Samsung Mobile Processor and Wearable Processor Exynos 1330, 1380, 1480, 2400, 1580, 2500. An invalid kernel address dereference in the issimian device driver leads to a denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-822 (Untrusted Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-52516?

It affects 6 products.


Products: Samsung Exynos 1330 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 1380 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 1480 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 1580 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 2400 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 2500 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-52516?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-52516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-52516 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-52516 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Exynos 1330 Firmware

- [CVE-2025-52519](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-52519/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2025-52515](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-52515/): Race condition in n/a (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2025-52517](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-52517/): Race condition in n/a (medium 5.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-52516 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-52516 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Exynos 1330 Firmware, published on 5 Jan 2026. 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-2025-52516 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Samsung Exynos 1330 Firmware. 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-2025-52516/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-52516/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-52516
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-52516
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-52516

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-52516/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.