# CVE-2023-42558: Memory corruption in Samsung Mobile Devices

> An out-of-bounds write in the HDCP HAL allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on Samsung mobile devices.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q888-3545-hc74

## What is CVE-2023-42558?

CVE-2023-42558 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Samsung Android, published on 5 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Out of bounds write vulnerability in HDCP in HAL prior to SMR Dec-2023 Release 1 allows attacker to perform code execution.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42558?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Samsung Android.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-42558?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42558 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-42558 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42558 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-2023-42558 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-42558 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Samsung Android, published on 5 Dec 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-2023-42558 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-2023-42558/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42558/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-42558
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42558
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42558

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42558/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.