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CVE-2023-21495:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2023-21495 is an improper access control vulnerability discovered in Samsung's Knox Enrollment Service prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1. The vulnerability allows an attacker to install KSP app when device admin is set (Samsung Advisory, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. This indicates local access is required, with low attack complexity and low privileges needed. The vulnerability impacts integrity but not confidentiality or availability (NVD).
Impact
If exploited, the vulnerability allows an attacker to install the KSP (Knox Service Plugin) application when device admin is set, potentially compromising the security of the Knox platform (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 mitigate the risk (Samsung Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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