# CVE-2023-42482: Use after free in n/a

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Exynos 2200 GPU allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:L/A:H/C:N/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:R`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 24 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vx5m-mrj2-v27c

## What is CVE-2023-42482?

CVE-2023-42482 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Samsung Exynos 2200 Firmware, published on 21 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos 2200 allows a GPU Use After Free.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42482?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Samsung Exynos 2200 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-42482?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42482 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-42482 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42482 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Exynos 2200 Firmware

- [CVE-2025-66363](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66363/): Other in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-23104](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-23104/): Use after free in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-31957](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31957/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2023-41911](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41911/): Use after free in n/a (medium 4.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-42482 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-42482 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Samsung Exynos 2200 Firmware, published on 21 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42482 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Samsung Exynos 2200 Firmware. 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-2023-42482/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42482/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-42482
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42482
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42482

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42482/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.