CVEvulnerability

CVE-2021-25394

6.4 MEDIUM Known exploited Published 2021-06-11 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Samsung Mobile Devices Race Condition Vulnerability — Samsung Mobile Devices

Samsung mobile devices contain a race condition vulnerability within the MFC charger driver that leads to a use-after-free allowing for a write given a radio privilege is compromised.

Added to KEV
2023-06-29
Remediation due
2023-07-20
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable
Notes
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2021&month=5; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25394
Status
Analyzed
Published
2021-06-11
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
6.4 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
6.4 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.4 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-362, CWE-416

Description

A use after free vulnerability via race condition in MFC charger driver prior to SMR MAY-2021 Release 1 allows arbitrary write given a radio privilege is compromised.

Affected configurations

• samsung android 8.1 • samsung android 9.0 • samsung android 10.0 • samsung android 11.0

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization weakness
  • CWE-416 Use After Free weakness

References