How severe is CVE-2023-21492?

CVE-2023-21492 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM). EPSS estimates a 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2023-21492: Samsung Mobile Devices Insertion of Sensitive

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Samsung Mobile Devices Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Log File Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2023-05-19

Remediation due

2023-06-09

Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA notes
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21492

Description

Kernel pointers are printed in the log file prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows a privileged local attacker to bypass ASLR.

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CNA4.4 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableno

Technical impactpartial

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
Samsung Mobile	Samsung Mobile Devices	Selected Android 11, 12, 13 devices to <SMR May-2023 Release 1

References

1 Links

Other references

https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2023&month=05

Record Details

Published

2023-05-04

Last updated

2025-10-21

Assigner (CNA)

Samsung Mobile

Credited to

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