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CVE-2023-21490: 
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Improper access control in GearManagerStub prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows a local attacker to delete applications installed by watchmanager (Samsung Advisory). The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2023-21490 and was discovered in 2022, with the fix being released in May 2023.

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 HIGH (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H) by NIST NVD, while Samsung Mobile assigned it a score of 4.7 MEDIUM (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). The vulnerability is classified under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) (NVD).

Impact

If exploited, this vulnerability allows local attackers to delete applications that were installed by the watchmanager component, potentially disrupting device functionality and user experience (Samsung Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

Samsung has addressed this vulnerability in the SMR May-2023 Release 1 security update. Users should update their devices to this version or later to protect against this vulnerability (Samsung Advisory).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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