# CVE-2023-21492: Samsung Mobile Devices Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Log File Vulnerability

> CVE-2023-21492: Samsung Mobile Devices Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Log File Vulnerability. CVSS 4.4 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2023-21492
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:05:48Z

- Published: 2023-05-04 00:00 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:05 UTC · Assigner: Samsung Mobile
- CVSS: 4.4 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS: 2.6%, 85th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2023-05-19, federal due date 2023-06-09, ransomware use: Unknown
- CWE: CWE-532

## Description

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

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Samsung Mobile: Samsung Mobile Devices

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-21492)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21492)
- [https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2023&month=05](https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2023&month=05)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2023-21492 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2023-21492.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2023-21492 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:16:59.711Z