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Samsung Exynos Wi-Fi Driver NL80211 Vendor Command Handler Contains a Second Buffer Overflow Path via a Crafted Packet, Affecting Exynos 980 Through W1000 Mobile and Wearable Processors

Last refreshed2026-09-28

Status: UPDATED  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2025-52908

Key Details

CVECVE-2025-52908
CVSS Score / Version9.8 (Critical) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-06-17
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Proseattack vector is network; attack complexity is low; privileges required is none; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high.
Affected productssee table below
Classified asCWE-120 (Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow'))

Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors

VendorProductAffected VersionsPatch Status
Samsungexynos_980_firmware
Samsungexynos_850_firmware
Samsungexynos_1280_firmware
Samsungexynos_1330_firmware
Samsungexynos_1380_firmware
Samsungexynos_1480_firmware
Samsungexynos_1580_firmware
Samsungexynos_w930_firmware
Samsungexynos_w920_firmware
Samsungexynos_w1000_firmware
SubsystemsGeneral OT
SectorsMultiple

What to Know

An issue was discovered in the Wi-Fi driver in Samsung Mobile Processor and Wearable Processor Exynos 980, 850, 1280, 1330, 1380, 1480, 1580, W920, W930, and W1000. Incorrect Handling of the NL80211 vendor command leads to a buffer overflow via a certain ioctl message, issue 1 of 2. (NVD)

What to Do

Monitor Samsung's web page for any future patch releases. See vendor advisory link below.

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-52908
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-52908
Vendor advisoryhttps://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/