CVE-2018-21049

moderate-risk
Published 2020-04-08

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) and O(8.X) (Exynos chipsets) software. There is an arbitrary memory write in a Trustlet because a secure driver allows access to sensitive APIs. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-12881 (November 2018).

Do I need to act?

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0.17% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (6)

Affected Vendors

Google

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb
Vendor Advisory https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb
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moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 13/34 · Low