CVE-2021-25489: Samsung Mobile Devices Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Samsung mobile devices contain an improper input validation vulnerability within the modem interface driver that results in a format string bug leading to kernel panic.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An improper input validation vulnerability within the modem interface driver results in a format string bug leading to kernel panic.
- Who is affected
- Users of affected Samsung mobile devices.
- Urgency
- Immediate action is required due to the critical severity and confirmed exploitation.
- Action
- Update to the latest firmware from Samsung.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25489
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2021-25489Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 40% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-25489 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Samsung Mobile Devices
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- criticalexploitedCVE-2025-21042: Samsung Mobile Devices Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2025-11-10
- criticalexploitedCVE-2025-21043: Samsung Mobile Devices Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2025-10-02
- criticalexploitedCVE-2022-22265: Samsung Mobile Devices Use-After-Free Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2023-09-18
- criticalexploitedCVE-2021-25371: Samsung Mobile Devices Unspecified Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2023-06-29
- criticalexploitedCVE-2021-25395: Samsung Mobile Devices Race Condition Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2023-06-29
- criticalexploitedCVE-2021-25487: Samsung Mobile Devices Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2023-06-29
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