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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-21492

Samsung Mobile Devices Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Log File Vulnerability

Published Jan 17, 2021 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Samsung Mobile Devices

Patch now

CVE-2023-21492 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jun 9, 2023. Confirm Samsung Mobile Devices against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Medium4.4
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.55%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe samsung/android · vendor Samsung Mobile Devices

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.

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  • cpe samsung/android11.0
  • vendor Samsung Mobile Devicesversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2023-21492

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2023-21492 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jun 9, 2023. Confirm Samsung Mobile Devices against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 11.0. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. EPSS 2.55%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 4, 2023 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. May 19, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Jun 9, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-21492

    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.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-21492

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-21492

    30-day exploitation probability 2.6%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2023-21492

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

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-21492

    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.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.