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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-25455
CVE-2021-25455:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An out-of-bounds (OOB) read vulnerability exists in the libsaacextractor.so library prior to SMR Dec-2021 Release 1 in Samsung Android devices (CISA).
Technical details
The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-25455 and is classified as a buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-125) that affects Samsung Android devices (NVD CNA Status).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by exploiting the out-of-bounds read condition in the libsaacextractor.so library (Samsung Security).
Mitigation and workarounds
Samsung has addressed this vulnerability in the December 2021 Security Maintenance Release (SMR). Users should update their devices to the latest available security patch level (Samsung Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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