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GHSA-X6P7-M2W8-2W25

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 05:17 – Updated: 2025-04-11 04:05

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The kernel in Samsung Galaxy S2, Galaxy Note 2, MEIZU MX, and possibly other Android devices, when running an Exynos 4210 or 4412 processor, uses weak permissions (0666) for /dev/exynos-mem, which allows attackers to read or write arbitrary physical memory and gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by ExynosAbuse.

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CVE-2012-6422 (GCVE-0-2012-6422)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-12-18 00:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 19:15

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

7 references

URL	Tags
http://www.securityweek.com/new-vulnerability-exp…	x_refsource_MISC
http://project-voodoo.org/articles/instant-fix-ap…	x_refsource_MISC
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=…	x_refsource_MISC
http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/12/developer…	x_refsource_MISC
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=…	x_refsource_MISC
http://www.sammobile.com/2012/12/16/major-vulnera…	x_refsource_MISC
http://osvdb.org/88467	vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB

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GHSA-X6P7-M2W8-2W25

CVE-2012-6422 (GCVE-0-2012-6422)

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