CVE-2021-25370
An incorrect implementation handling file descriptor in dpu driver prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release...
An incorrect implementation handling file descriptor in dpu driver prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release 1 results in memory corruption leading to kernel panic.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An incorrect implementation handling file descriptor in dpu driver prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release 1 results in memory corruption leading to kernel panic.
- Record
CVE-2021-25370- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-703
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-12266
An incorrect implementation handling file descriptor in dpu driver prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release 1 results in memory corruption leading to kernel panic.
- Record
EUVD-2021-12266- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hhhg-3qxh-mmh3
An incorrect implementation handling file descriptor in dpu driver prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release...
An incorrect implementation handling file descriptor in dpu driver prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release 1 results in memory corruption leading to kernel panic.
- Record
GHSA-hhhg-3qxh-mmh3- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416, CWE-703, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Samsung Mobile Devices Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Samsung mobile devices using Mali GPU contain an incorrect implementation handling file descriptor in dpu driver. This incorrect implementation results in memory corruption, leading to kernel panic. This vulnerability was chained with CVE-2021-25337 and CVE-2021-25369.
- Record
CVE-2021-25370- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An incorrect implementation handling file descriptor in dpu driver prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release 1 results in memory corruption leading to kernel panic.
- Record
CVE-2021-25370- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-416, CWE-703
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-25370 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Samsung Android, published March 26, 2021. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since November 8, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since November 8, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.89%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.