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CVE-2021-25363:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An improper access control vulnerability in ActivityManagerService prior to SMR APR-2021 Release 1 allows untrusted applications to access running processes and delete some local files. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2021-25363 and was published on April 09, 2021. The vulnerability affects Samsung mobile devices running Android operating system (NVD Results).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been classified with CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) and received a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.1 (MEDIUM) and CVSS v2.0 score of 3.6 (LOW). The attack vector is local, with low attack complexity and requires privileges (NVD CNA Status).
Impact
The vulnerability allows untrusted applications to gain unauthorized access to running processes and potentially delete local files on affected Samsung mobile devices (NVD Results).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was addressed in the Samsung Mobile Security Maintenance Release (SMR) APR-2021 Release 1. Users should update their devices to this version or later to mitigate the vulnerability (NVD Results).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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