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CVE-2018-21060: 
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) and O(8.x) software. There is a Keyboard learned words leak in the locked state via the emergency contact picker. The Samsung IDs are SVE-2018-11989, SVE-2018-11990 (September 2018) (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.5 HIGH with vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthorized access to keyboard learned words through the emergency contact picker when the device is in a locked state. This could potentially expose sensitive information that users have typed on their keyboard (NVD).

Exploitability

The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without requiring authentication. The attack complexity is rated as Low, requiring no privileges or user interaction to exploit (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Samsung has addressed this vulnerability through their security updates. Users should ensure their devices are updated with the latest security patches from September 2018 (Samsung Mobile).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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