# CVE-2023-30696: Memory corruption in Samsung Mobile Devices

> An out-of-bounds write in the Samsung RIL library allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges on affected mobile devices.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 4 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-97m4-rpj6-88c7

## What is CVE-2023-30696?

CVE-2023-30696 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Samsung Android, published on 10 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An improper input validation in IpcTxGetVerifyAkey in libsec-ril prior to SMR Aug-2023 Release 1 allows attacker to cause out-of-bounds write.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-30696?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Samsung Android.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-30696?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-30696 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-30696 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-30696 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Android

- [CVE-2025-21042](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21042/): Samsung Mobile Devices Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-21043](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21043/): Samsung Mobile Devices Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-25487](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25487/): Samsung Mobile Devices Out-of-Bounds Read (high 7.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-25394](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25394/): Samsung Mobile Devices Race Condition (medium 6.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-25395](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25395/): Samsung Mobile Devices Race Condition (medium 6.4, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-30696 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-30696 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Samsung Android, published on 10 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-30696 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Samsung Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30696/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30696/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-30696
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-30696
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-30696

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30696/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.