Medium 4.4Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published May 3, 2023

CVE-2023-21492Kernel pointers are printed in the log file prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows a privileged local attacker to bypass ASLR.

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 29, 2026, 12:23 AM ET)

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CISA lists it as known exploited since May 19, 2023; federal agencies had to remediate by Jun 9, 2023. Treat that date as your deadline.

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

CVSS: 4.4 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-532
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV May 19, 2023; federal remediation due Jun 9, 2023Apply updates per vendor instructions.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 2.55% (percentile 85)
Assigned by: Samsung Mobile
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 21, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices samsung_mobile:devices (from the name)	from Selected Android 11, 12, 13 devices before SMR May-2023 Release 1	CNA record
samsung android samsung:android	11.0; 11.0; 11.0; 11.0; 11.0; 11.0; 11.0; 11.0; and 60 more ranges	NVD

References

References

https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2023&month=05	vendor-advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-21492	us-government-resource

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