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CVE-2025-53966

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Description

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.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.4 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-01-05 19:15:56.633000
Last modified
2026-10-26 21:10:00.170000
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