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CVE-2021-25362:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2021-25362 is a vulnerability discovered in CertInstaller prior to SMR APR-2021 Release 1 that allows untrusted applications to delete certain local files. The vulnerability was disclosed in April 2021 and affects Samsung mobile devices (NVD Results).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified with CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management). Based on the available information, this is a permission management issue that could allow unauthorized file deletion operations (NVD CNA Status).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability allows untrusted applications to delete certain local files on affected devices, potentially leading to data loss or system instability (NVD Results).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was addressed in the Samsung Mobile Security Maintenance Release (SMR) for April 2021 Release 1. Users should update their devices to this or a later security patch level to protect against this vulnerability (NVD Results).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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