CVE-2023-21492 Samsung Mobile Devices Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Log File

What is CVE-2023-21492?

CVE-2023-21492 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, published on 4 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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

Weakness: CWE-532

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-21492?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Android.

How do I fix CVE-2023-21492?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-21492 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 9 Jun 2023.

Is CVE-2023-21492 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2023-21492 in the wild since at least 19 May 2023.

Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Android

• CVE-2025-21042 Samsung Mobile Devices Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2025-21043 Samsung Mobile Devices Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2021-25487 Samsung Mobile Devices Out-of-Bounds Read Exploited High 7.3
• CVE-2021-25394 Samsung Mobile Devices Race Condition Exploited Medium 6.4
• CVE-2021-25395 Samsung Mobile Devices Race Condition Exploited Medium 6.4

All Samsung Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-v36x-x4cv-7vr2.