CVE-2026-21072 (GCVE-0-2026-21072)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-10 07:42 – Updated: 2026-08-10 17:44
VLAI
Summary
Improper input validation in VC1 codec in libsavsvc.so prior to SMR Aug-2026 Release 1 allows local attackers to write out-of-bounds memory.
Severity
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices Unaffected: SMR Aug-2026 Release in Android 14, 15, 16 , < * (semver)
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