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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2018-21055
CVE-2018-21055:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.0) (Qualcomm models using MSM8996 chipsets) software. A device can be rooted with a custom image to execute arbitrary scripts in the INIT context. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11940 (September 2018) (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 9.8 CRITICAL with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) and affects Android 7.0 devices using Qualcomm MSM8996 chipsets (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows attackers to gain root access to the device and execute arbitrary scripts with INIT context privileges. This level of access provides complete control over the device, potentially compromising all security measures (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Samsung has addressed this vulnerability through their security maintenance release 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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