Samsung Mobile Devices Race Condition Vulnerability

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Timeline

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1. Jun 11, 2021 · Catalog

   Detected

   Samsung mobile devices contain a race condition vulnerability within the MFC charger driver that leads to a use-after-free allowing for a write given a radio privilege is compromised.

2. Jun 29, 2023 · CISA KEV

   Known exploited

   Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable

3. Jul 20, 2023 · CISA KEV

   Remediation due

   Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable

4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

   Updated

   Samsung mobile devices contain a race condition vulnerability within the MFC charger driver that leads to a use-after-free allowing for a write given a radio privilege is compromised.

Affected

• cpe samsung/android10.0
• cpe samsung/android8.1
• cpe samsung/android9.0
• vendor Samsung Mobile Devicesversion unspecified

Sources

• CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2021-25394

  Samsung mobile devices contain a race condition vulnerability within the MFC charger driver that leads to a use-after-free allowing for a write given a radio privilege is compromised.

  cisa.gov
• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-25394

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2021-25394

  30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

  first.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2021-25394

  A use after free vulnerability via race condition in MFC charger driver prior to SMR MAY-2021 Release 1 allows arbitrary write given a radio privilege is compromised.

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
• CISA note · security.samsungmobile.com
• US Government Resource · cisa.gov