CVE-2023-21492
Samsung Mobile Devices: Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Log File
As of , CVE-2023-21492 in Samsung Mobile Devices is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 19 May 2023
- US federal deadline
- 9 June 202321 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Not known to CISA
- EPSS score
- 0.03Higher than 84% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- 0.00 on 19 May 2023EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
- Public exploit
- None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
- Fix
- Vendor advice: security.samsungmobile.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA's required action
What the flaw is
Samsung mobile devices running Android 11, 12, and 13 contain an insertion of sensitive information into log file vulnerability that allows a privileged, local attacker to conduct an address space layout randomization (ASLR) bypass.
CISA's description
Kernel pointers are printed in the log file prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows a privileged local attacker to bypass ASLR.
The CVE record's description, from Samsung Mobile
- CVE published
- 4 May 2023
- Assigned by
- Samsung Mobile
- CVSS
- 4.4 Medium (CVSS 3.1, from the CNA)
- CWE-532
- Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- no
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- partial
Timeline
- The CVE record was published.
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
Mobile Devices: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-21042Out-of-Bounds Write | Samsung Mobile Devices | Patch soon | 0.33 | ||
| CVE-2021-25337Improper Access Control | Samsung Mobile Devices | Patch soon | 0.03 | ||
| CVE-2025-21043Out-of-Bounds Write | Samsung Mobile Devices | Patch soon | 0.02 | ||
| CVE-2021-25369Improper Access Control | Samsung Mobile Devices | Patch soon | 0.01 | ||
| CVE-2021-25370Memory Corruption | Samsung Mobile Devices | Patch soon | 0.01 | ||
| CVE-2021-25371Unspecified | Samsung Mobile Devices | Patch soon | 0.01 | ||
| CVE-2021-25372Improper Boundary Check | Samsung Mobile Devices | Patch soon | 0.01 | ||
| CVE-2021-25487Out-of-Bounds Read | Samsung Mobile Devices | Patch soon | 0.01 | ||
| CVE-2021-25489Improper Input Validation | Samsung Mobile Devices | Patch soon | 0.01 | ||
| CVE-2021-25394Race Condition | Samsung Mobile Devices | Patch soon | 0.00 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org