CVE-2023-21492
Samsung Mobile Devices Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Log File Vulnerability
- Medium 4.4
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 19 May 2023
Description
Kernel pointers are printed in the log file prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows a privileged local attacker to bypass ASLR.
Key facts
- Published
- 4 May 2023
- Last changed
- 21 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- Samsung Mobile
- KEV added
- 19 May 2023
- KEV fix due
- 9 Jun 2023
- EPSS
- 2.554% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 85.315% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: partial
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 4.4CVSS 3.1, Mediumfrom the CNA (Samsung Mobile)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Mobile | Samsung Mobile Devices |
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Timeline
- 4 May 2023 Published
- 19 May 2023 CVE-2023-21492 added to CISA KEV
- 19 May 2023 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue