Cellular service interruption via malformed RLC AM PDUs
Published Oct 20, 2025 · Updated Oct 20, 2025
Memory corruption in Samsung Exynos and modem L2 firmware allows remote attackers to interrupt cellular service via crafted RLC AM data PDUs. The RLC acknowledgement-mode parser mishandles data PDUs containing many chunks under an 11-bit length-indicator and 10-bit sequence-number configuration, corrupting baseband memory. The packet is reachable over the air in connected protocol states without application-layer access, and exploitation crashes or disconnects the baseband rather than affecting stored data.
Summary
What happened
Memory corruption in Samsung Exynos and modem L2 firmware allows remote attackers to interrupt cellular service via crafted RLC AM data PDUs. The RLC acknowledgement-mode parser mishandles data PDUs containing many chunks under an 11-bit length-indicator and 10-bit sequence-number configuration, corrupting baseband memory. The packet is reachable over the air in connected protocol states without application-layer access, and exploitation crashes or disconnects the baseband rather than affecting stored data.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-26781
- Published
- Oct 20, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 20, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-20, CWE-119, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Oct 20, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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