CVE-2021-25382
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2021-25382 is a security vulnerability discovered in Samsung's Secure Folder feature. The vulnerability allows unauthorized access to contents in Secure Folder via debugging commands. This issue affected Samsung devices running Android versions 8.x, 9.0, 10.0, and 11.0 prior to the October 2020 Security Maintenance Release (SMR) (Samsung Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N according to NVD. Samsung Mobile assessed it with a slightly higher CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability stems from improper authorization of debugging commands in the Secure Folder feature (NVD).

Impact

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker with physical access to the device to gain unauthorized access to contents stored within the Secure Folder, potentially exposing sensitive user data (Samsung Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

Samsung addressed this vulnerability in the October 2020 Security Maintenance Release (SMR) by implementing a patch that blocks unauthorized access to Secure Folder through debugging commands (Samsung Advisory).

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