CVE-2025-53966

An issue was discovered in Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos 1380, 1480, 2400, and 1580. Incorrect Handling of the NL80211 vendor command leads to a buffer overflow during handling of an IOCTL message.

CVSS v3 8.4 HIGH

8.4^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/	Vendor Advisory
https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/cve-2025-53966/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:samsung:exynos_1380_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_1380:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:samsung:exynos_1480_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_1480:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:samsung:exynos_1580_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_1580:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:samsung:exynos_2400_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_2400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-01-05 19:15

Updated : 2026-01-09 15:18

NVD link : CVE-2025-53966

Mitre link : CVE-2025-53966

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-53966

JSON object : View

Products Affected

samsung

exynos_1580
exynos_1580_firmware
exynos_1480_firmware
exynos_1380_firmware
exynos_1380
exynos_2400
exynos_2400_firmware
exynos_1480

CWE

CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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