Samsung Exynos Processors Wi-Fi Driver Unbounded Memory Allocation Vulnerability Leading to Kernel Memory Exhaustion

Vulnerability

A vulnerability exists in the Wi-Fi driver of Samsung Mobile Processor and Wearable Processor Exynos 980, 850, 1080, 1280, 2200, 1330, 1380, 1480, 1580, W920, W930, and W1000. This issue involves unbounded memory allocation caused by a large buffer in a specific write operation, which leads to exhaustion of kernel memory.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability causes exhaustion of kernel memory, which can lead to a denial-of-service condition by causing the system to run out of available memory resources.

Added: Feb 3, 2026, 6:56 PM
Updated: Feb 3, 2026, 6:56 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
7.8
impact
0.8
exploitability
3.3
remediation
0.0
relevance
2.6
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.0

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