CVE-2023-21492

criticalknown exploitedcovered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2023-05-19

Actively exploited. CVE-2023-21492 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-05-19) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.

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.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Samsung Authentication bypassaffected: Android 11, 12, 13

What: There is a vulnerability that allows a privileged, local attacker to conduct an address space layout randomization (ASLR) bypass.
Who is affected: Samsung mobile devices running Android 11, 12, and 13 are affected.
Urgency: Remediation is urgent due to the critical severity and confirmed exploitation.
Action: Users should apply the latest security updates provided by Samsung.

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Exploitation outlook

Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 83% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

criticalexploitedCVE-2023-21492: Samsung Mobile Devices Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Log File Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2023-05-19

External references

NVD record for CVE-2023-21492

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