# CVE-2021-25489

Assuming radio permission is gained, missing input validation in modem interface driver prior to SMR Oct-2021 Release 1 results in format string bug leading to kernel panic.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2021-25489
- CVSS: 3.3
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2023-06-29; CISA due date 2023-07-20
- EPSS: 0.53% (percentile 45.3)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact partial (assessed 2025-02-04)
- Weakness: CWE-20
- Published: 2021-10-06

## Affected versions

- Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices: affected >= O(8.1), P(9.0), Q(10.0), R(11.0) and < SMR Oct-2021 Release 1

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2021&month=10
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-25489

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