PT-2021-15103 · Samsung · Samsung Note20

Published 2021-01-05 · Updated 2021-01-08 · CVE-2021-22494

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Samsung Note20 mobile devices with Q(10.0) software

Description An issue was discovered in the fingerprint scanner on Samsung Note20 mobile devices. When a screen protector is used, the required image compensation is not present, leading to inversion during fingerprint enrollment and a high False Recognition Rate (FRR).

Recommendations For Samsung Note20 mobile devices with Q(10.0) software, consider removing the screen protector during fingerprint enrollment to minimize the risk of inversion and high FRR. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-22494

Affected Products

Samsung Note20

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22494 · Security Note
• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-22494 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/8346 · Telegram Post