Vulnerability identifier: #VU34517

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-21083

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Google Android
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Google

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0), N(7.x), and O(8.0) (Exynos or Qualcomm chipsets) software. There is information disclosure (of a kernel address) via trustonic_tee. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-11175 (February 2018).

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Google Android: 6.0, 7.0 - 7.1.2, 8.0

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External links
http://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.