CVE-2023-21492 kev in the critical feed json
Kernel pointers are printed in the log file prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows a privileged local attacker to bypass ASLR.
published 2023-05-04 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-25660
- cvss
- 4.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Exploited
- added 2023-05-19
- epss
- 2.6%
- EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Kernel pointers are printed in the log file prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows a privileged local attacker to bypass ASLR.
Patch / fix
cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices SMR May-2023 Release 1
Timeline
- Found exploited as a 0-day (Project Zero)
- 0-day patched (Project Zero)
- Published
- Added to CISA KEV
- CISA patch deadline
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active
Known exploited
- Added
- 3 y ago
- Patch by
- 2023-06-09 (3 y ago)
- Ransomware
- Not known
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Vendor, product
- Samsung, Mobile Devices
- CISA name
- Samsung Mobile Devices Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Log File Vulnerability
Zero-day
Detected in real attacks while still unknown to the vendor and the public, per Google Project Zero's 0day In-the-Wild tracker.
- Found
- 2021-01-17
- Patched
- 2023-05-01
- Details
- project zero tracker
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Active, exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction
2.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
References
-
security.samsungmobile.com
/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2023&month=05
vendor-advisory
-
cisa.gov
/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-21492
government-resource, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-21492
- NVD CVE-2023-21492
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