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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2018-21085
CVE-2018-21085:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.x), M(6.0), and N(7.x) software. The vulnerability involves a race condition with a resultant use-after-free in vnswap_deinit_backing_storage. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-11176, disclosed in February 2018 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 8.1 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability combines two weakness types: CWE-416 (Use After Free) and CWE-362 (Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization - Race Condition) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high severity. Given the CVSS scoring, successful exploitation could lead to complete compromise of system confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though the attack complexity is considered high (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability affects Android versions 5.x, 6.0, and 7.x on Samsung mobile devices. Users should update their devices to newer Android versions if available (CVE Details).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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