Description
An issue was discovered in the Wi-Fi driver in Samsung Mobile Processor and Wearable Processor Exynos 980, 850, 1080, 1280, 1330, 1380, 1480, 1580, W920, W930, and W1000. Improper synchronization on a global variable leads to a use-after-free. An attacker can trigger a race condition by invoking an ioctl function concurrently from multiple threads.
Published: 2026-04-06
Score: 7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Use-After-Free (potential DoS or other exploitation)
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

An improper synchronization of a global variable in Samsung’s Exynos Wi‑Fi driver creates a use‑after‑free condition. When an attacker invokes the driver’s ioctl function concurrently from multiple threads, a race condition can be triggered, freeing an object that may still be in use.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects Samsung Exynos mobile and wearable processors, specifically the 850, 980, 1080, 1280, 1330, 1380, 1480, 1580, W920, W930, and W1000 families and their associated firmware. No specific firmware version ranges are listed, so any device using these chips with the unpatched driver could be impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

With a CVSS score of 7.0, the flaw is considered moderate severity, and the EPSS score indicates a less than 1 percent chance of exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability is not yet in the CISA KEV catalog. Exploitation requires the ability to send race‑condition inducing ioctl calls to the driver, suggesting a local or device‑based attack surface rather than a network‑exposed vector.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 7, 2026 at 22:59 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply Samsung’s firmware or driver update that patches the use‑after‑free issue.
  • Update the device firmware to the latest Samsung release available at https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/cve-2025-54602/
  • If an update is not yet available, disable the Wi‑Fi subsystem on the affected device to prevent the driver from loading.
  • Monitor Samsung security advisories for further patches or recommendations related to this CVE.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 7, 2026 at 22:59 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Samsung Exynos Wi-Fi Driver

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Samsung exynos 1080
Samsung exynos 1080 Firmware
Samsung exynos 1280
Samsung exynos 1280 Firmware
Samsung exynos 1330
Samsung exynos 1330 Firmware
Samsung exynos 1380
Samsung exynos 1380 Firmware
Samsung exynos 1480
Samsung exynos 1480 Firmware
Samsung exynos 1580
Samsung exynos 1580 Firmware
Samsung exynos 850
Samsung exynos 850 Firmware
Samsung exynos 980
Samsung exynos 980 Firmware
Samsung exynos W1000
Samsung exynos W1000 Firmware
Samsung exynos W920
Samsung exynos W920 Firmware
Samsung exynos W930
Samsung exynos W930 Firmware
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cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_1480:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_1580:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_850:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_980:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_w1000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_w920:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_w930:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:exynos_1080_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:exynos_1280_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:exynos_1330_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:exynos_1380_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:exynos_1480_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:exynos_1580_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:exynos_850_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:exynos_980_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:exynos_w1000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:exynos_w920_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:exynos_w930_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Samsung exynos 1080
Samsung exynos 1080 Firmware
Samsung exynos 1280
Samsung exynos 1280 Firmware
Samsung exynos 1330
Samsung exynos 1330 Firmware
Samsung exynos 1380
Samsung exynos 1380 Firmware
Samsung exynos 1480
Samsung exynos 1480 Firmware
Samsung exynos 1580
Samsung exynos 1580 Firmware
Samsung exynos 850
Samsung exynos 850 Firmware
Samsung exynos 980
Samsung exynos 980 Firmware
Samsung exynos W1000
Samsung exynos W1000 Firmware
Samsung exynos W920
Samsung exynos W920 Firmware
Samsung exynos W930
Samsung exynos W930 Firmware

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Samsung
Samsung exynos
Vendors & Products Samsung
Samsung exynos

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

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Title Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Samsung Exynos Wi-Fi Driver

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-362
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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Description An issue was discovered in the Wi-Fi driver in Samsung Mobile Processor and Wearable Processor Exynos 980, 850, 1080, 1280, 1330, 1380, 1480, 1580, W920, W930, and W1000. Improper synchronization on a global variable leads to a use-after-free. An attacker can trigger a race condition by invoking an ioctl function concurrently from multiple threads.
References

Subscriptions

Samsung Exynos Exynos 1080 Exynos 1080 Firmware Exynos 1280 Exynos 1280 Firmware Exynos 1330 Exynos 1330 Firmware Exynos 1380 Exynos 1380 Firmware Exynos 1480 Exynos 1480 Firmware Exynos 1580 Exynos 1580 Firmware Exynos 850 Exynos 850 Firmware Exynos 980 Exynos 980 Firmware Exynos W1000 Exynos W1000 Firmware Exynos W920 Exynos W920 Firmware Exynos W930 Exynos W930 Firmware
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-06T19:52:21.651Z

Reserved: 2025-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-54602

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-06T19:49:43.595Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-06T20:16:20.620

Modified: 2026-04-07T16:01:19.713

Link: CVE-2025-54602

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-08T19:52:45Z

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