CVE-2023-30697 Memory corruption in Samsung Mobile Devices

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

An out-of-bounds write in Samsung's libsec-ril allows attackers to potentially execute code or escalate privileges on affected mobile devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-30697?

CVE-2023-30697 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 IpcTxCfgSetSimlockPayload in libsec-ril prior to SMR Aug-2023 Release 1 allows attacker to cause out-of-bounds write.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-30697?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Android.

How do I fix CVE-2023-30697?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-30697 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2023-30697 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-30697 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Samsung Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3j48-8jpp-xpwx.

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