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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2018-21076
CVE-2018-21076:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) (Exynos8890/8895 chipsets) software. There is information disclosure (a KASLR offset) in the Secure Driver via a modified trustlet. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-10987 (April 2018) (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.5 (MEDIUM) with vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. The CVSS v2.0 Base Score is 2.1 (LOW) with vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N). The vulnerability is classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows information disclosure, specifically exposing KASLR (Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization) offset information. This could potentially help attackers bypass security protections in the system (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability affects Android 7.x versions running on Exynos8890/8895 chipsets. Samsung has addressed this issue through their security updates (Samsung Mobile).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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