CVE-2025-20889: Medium severity libsthmbc vulnerability
Published Feb 4, 2025
·Updated
Out-of-bounds read in decoding malformed bitstream for smp4vtd in libsthmbc.so prior to SMR Jan-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to read arbitrary memory. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability.
Affected Software
118 affected components
Unknown libsthmbc<SMR Jan-2025 Release 1
Samsung android=12.0
Samsung android=12.0-smr-apr-2022-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-apr-2023-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-apr-2024-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-aug-2022-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-aug-2023-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-aug-2024-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-dec-2021-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-dec-2022-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-dec-2023-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-dec-2024-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-feb-2022-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-feb-2023-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-feb-2024-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-jan-2022-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-jan-2023-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-jan-2024-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-jul-2022-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-jul-2023-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-jul-2024-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-jun-2022-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-jun-2023-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-jun-2024-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-mar-2022-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-mar-2023-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-mar-2024-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-may-2022-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-may-2023-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-may-2024-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-nov-2021-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-nov-2022-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-nov-2023-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-nov-2024-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-oct-2022-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-oct-2023-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-oct-2024-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-sep-2022-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr-sep-2023-r1
Samsung android=12.0-smr_sep-2024-r1
Samsung android=13.0
Samsung android=13.0-smr-apr-2022-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-apr-2023-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-apr-2024-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-aug-2022-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-aug-2023-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-aug-2024-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-dec-2021-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-dec-2022-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-dec-2023-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-dec-2024-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-feb-2022-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-feb-2023-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-feb-2024-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-jan-2022-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-jan-2023-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-jan-2024-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-jul-2022-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-jul-2023-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-jul-2024-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-jun-2022-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-jun-2023-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-jun-2024-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-mar-2022-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-mar-2023-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-mar-2024-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-may-2022-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-may-2023-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-may-2024-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-nov-2021-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-nov-2022-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-nov-2023-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-nov-2024-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-oct-2022-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-oct-2023-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-oct-2024-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-sep-2022-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-sep-2023-r1
Samsung android=13.0-smr-sep-2024-r1
Samsung android=14.0
Samsung android=14.0-smr-apr-2022-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-apr-2023-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-apr-2024-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-aug-2022-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-aug-2023-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-aug-2024-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-dec-2021-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-dec-2022-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-dec-2023-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-dec-2024-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-feb-2022-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-feb-2023-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-feb-2024-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-jan-2022-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-jan-2023-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-jan-2024-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-jul-2022-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-jul-2023-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-jul-2024-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-jun-2022-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-jun-2023-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-jun-2024-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-mar-2022-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-mar-2023-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-mar-2024-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-may-2022-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-may-2023-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-may-2024-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-nov-2021-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-nov-2022-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-nov-2023-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-nov-2024-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-oct-2022-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-oct-2023-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-oct-2024-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-sep-2022-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-sep-2023-r1
Samsung android=14.0-smr-sep-2024-r1
Event History
Feb 4, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:19 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:19 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 AM
DescriptionSeverity
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2025-20889?
CVE-2025-20889 is classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential for arbitrary memory reads.
2
How do I fix CVE-2025-20889?
To resolve CVE-2025-20889, update libsthmbc to the version available in SMR Jan-2025 Release 1 or later.
3
Who is affected by CVE-2025-20889?
Users of libsthmbc prior to SMR Jan-2025 Release 1 are vulnerable to CVE-2025-20889.
4
What kind of attack can exploit CVE-2025-20889?
CVE-2025-20889 can be exploited by local attackers who can trigger it through user interaction.
5
What does CVE-2025-20889 affect specifically?
CVE-2025-20889 specifically affects the decoding of malformed bitstreams in the smp4vtd component of libsthmbc.so.