Description
An issue was discovered in the Wi-Fi driver in Samsung Mobile Processor amd Wearable Processor Exynos 980, 850, 1080, 1280, 1330, 1380, 1480, 1580, W920, W930, and W1000. Improper synchronization on a global variable leads to a double 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: Remote code execution
Action: Immediate Patch
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History

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Race Condition Double Free in Samsung Exynos Wi‑Fi Driver
Weaknesses CWE-416

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
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_1080:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_1280:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_1330:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_1380:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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'}


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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Race Condition Double Free in Samsung Exynos Wi‑Fi Driver
Weaknesses CWE-362
CWE-416

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

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Description An issue was discovered in the Wi-Fi driver in Samsung Mobile Processor amd Wearable Processor Exynos 980, 850, 1080, 1280, 1330, 1380, 1480, 1580, W920, W930, and W1000. Improper synchronization on a global variable leads to a double free. An attacker can trigger a race condition by invoking an ioctl function concurrently from multiple threads.
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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: 2026-04-07T14:02:40.432Z

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

Link: CVE-2025-54601

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-07T14:02:36.093Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-06T21:16:19.880

Modified: 2026-04-07T16:08:47.470

Link: CVE-2025-54601

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-09T08:29:06Z

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