Samsung NPU Driver prior SMR Sep-2021 Release 1 null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Samsung NPU Driver. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-25462. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Samsung NPU Driver (Hardware Driver Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 09/10/2021. The advisory is available at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-25462 since 01/19/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version SMR Sep-2021 Release 1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at security.samsungmobile.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NPU Driver SMR Sep-2021 Release 1

Timelineinfo

01/19/2021 🔍
09/10/2021 +233 days 🔍
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09/12/2021 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-25462 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-25462
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-182414

Entryinfo

Created: 09/10/2021 12:56
Updated: 09/12/2021 17:24
Changes: 09/10/2021 12:56 (49), 09/12/2021 17:24 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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