Active debug code in Samsung Mobile Firmware - CVE-2023-21496

 

Active debug code in Samsung Mobile Firmware - CVE-2023-21496

Published: May 26, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU76541
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-21496
CWE-ID: CWE-489
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows an attacker to escalate privileges on the device.

The vulnerability exists due to presence of an active debug code in ActivityManagerService. An attacker with physical access to device can use debug function via setting the debug level.


Affected software

Samsung Mobile Firmware

How to mitigate CVE-2023-21496

Install updates from vendor's website.

Samsung Mobile Firmware - update to SMR-MAY-2023

External References

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