CVE-2023-21492
Samsung Mobile Devices
Published 4 May 2023 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed
4.4 Medium · CVSS 3.1, NVD
Exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 19 May 2023, with a remediation deadline of 9 Jun 2023 for US federal agencies.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
Kernel pointers are printed in the log file prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows a privileged local attacker to bypass ASLR.
References
- security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2023&month=05 · Vendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-21492 · US Government Resource