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FKIE_CVE-2021-25474

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-10-06 18:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:42
Severity
4.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
Assuming a shell privilege is gained, an improper exception handling for multi_sim_bar_show_on_qspanel value in SystemUI prior to SMR Oct-2021 Release 1 allows an attacker to cause a permanent denial of service in user device before factory reset.
References
mobile.security@samsung.comhttps://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2021&month=10Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2021&month=10Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
google android 10.0
google android 11.0
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      "value": "Suponiendo que se obtenga un privilegio de shell, un manejo inapropiado de excepciones para el valor multi_sim_bar_show_on_qspanel en SystemUI versiones anteriores a SMR Oct-2021 Release 1, permite a un atacante causar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio permanente en el dispositivo de usuario antes del restablecimiento de f\u00e1brica"
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:42:09.087",
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