Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos up to 2200 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos up to 2200. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-23098. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos up to 2200. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos 980, 990, 1080, 2100, 1280, 2200, 1380. A Use-After-Free in the mobile processor leads to privilege escalation.

The advisory is shared at semiconductor.samsung.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-23098 since 01/10/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/06/2025).

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-2025-16785). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Remote: Partially

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: semiconductor.samsung.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-23098 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-23098
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-311025
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/03/2025 22:21
Updated: 06/06/2025 21:45
Changes: 06/03/2025 22:21 (52), 06/03/2025 23:12 (1), 06/06/2025 21:45 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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