Samsung Exynos up to 9820 race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Exynos up to 9820 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in race condition. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-42483. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Exynos up to 9820. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A TOCTOU race condition in Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos 9820, Exynos 980, Exynos 1080, Exynos 2100, Exynos 2200, Exynos 1280, and Exynos 1380 can cause unexpected termination of a system.

The weakness was published 12/13/2023. The advisory is available at semiconductor.samsung.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-42483 since 09/11/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-46923). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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09/11/2023 🔍
12/13/2023 +93 days 🔍
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02/02/2026 +782 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: semiconductor.samsung.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42483 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42483
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-247650
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/13/2023 06:40
Updated: 02/02/2026 11:53
Changes: 12/13/2023 06:40 (45), 12/13/2023 06:44 (1), 01/04/2024 09:32 (11), 02/02/2026 11:53 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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