CVE-2021-25394

A use after free vulnerability via race condition in MFC charger driver prior to SMR MAY-2021 Release 1 allows arbitrary write given a radio privilege is compromised.

CVSS v3 6.4 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.4 MEDIUM

6.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.5 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.4^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2021&month=5	Vendor Advisory
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2021&month=5	Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-25394	US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:8.1:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:9.0:smr-apr-2021-r1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:9.0:smr-feb-2021-r1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:9.0:smr-jan-2021-r1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:9.0:smr-mar-2021-r1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:10.0:smr-apr-2021-r1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:10.0:smr-feb-2021-r1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:10.0:smr-jan-2021-r1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:11.0:smr-apr-2021-r1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:11.0:smr-feb-2021-r1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:11.0:smr-jan-2021-r1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:11.0:smr-jul-2021-r1::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-06-11 15:15

Updated : 2025-10-30 15:36

NVD link : CVE-2021-25394

Mitre link : CVE-2021-25394

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-25394

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Products Affected

samsung

android

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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