PT-2023-18246 · Samsung · Samsung Mobile Devices

Clément Lecigne · Published 2023-05-04 · Updated 2023-09-29 · CVE-2023-21492

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Samsung Mobile Devices (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows a privileged local attacker to bypass ASLR due to kernel pointers being printed in the log file prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1. This is related to the insertion of sensitive information into log files. There have been real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Insertion into Log File

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-532

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-21492

Affected Products

Samsung Mobile Devices

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21492 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21492 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2023&month=05 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/49829 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/AnotherDay_Vuln/status/1707967969135931394 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/clovernetics/status/1707726901563752869 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/50157 · Telegram Post
• https://cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-21492 · Note