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CVE-2018-21039: 
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.0) software. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2018-21039 (Samsung ID: SVE-2018-12053), was disclosed in December 2018. The vulnerability affects devices running Android 7.0 and allows an attacker to bypass the lockscreen through the Location permission for the compass feature in Quick Tools (QuickTools) (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.5 HIGH (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) and a CVSS v2.0 Base Score of 5.0 MEDIUM (Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N). The vulnerability is classified under CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows attackers to bypass the lockscreen security mechanism, potentially gaining unauthorized access to the device. This could lead to exposure of sensitive user data and compromise of device security (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Samsung has addressed this vulnerability through their security update process. Users should ensure their devices are updated with the latest security patches available from Samsung (Samsung Mobile Security).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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