Samsung Exynos Processors Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in NPU Driver

Vulnerability

A medium-severity out-of-bounds read vulnerability has been identified in the NPU driver of Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos, affecting versions through July 2025. The issue arises in the '__is_done_for_me' function, where 'q->bufs[]' is accessed without proper bounds checking.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability leads to an out-of-bounds read, which can potentially be used to read sensitive information or cause a denial-of-service condition.

Added: Nov 4, 2025, 5:24 PM
Updated: Nov 4, 2025, 5:24 PM

Vulnerability Rating

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spread
6.6
impact
0.6
exploitability
4.7
remediation
0.0
relevance
0.9
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

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