CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2023-26072 — Samsung Exynos 850 Firmware security vulnerability

Critical CVSS 9.8

An issue was discovered in Samsung Mobile Chipset and Baseband Modem Chipset for Exynos 850, Exynos 980, Exynos 1080, Exynos 1280, Exynos 2200, Exynos Modem 5123, Exynos Modem 5300, and Exynos Auto T5123. A heap-based buffer overflow in the 5G MM message codec can occur due to insufficient parameter validation when decoding the Emergency number list.

Severity
Critical
CVSS
9.8 (3.1)
Published
2023-03-13
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-787

Affected products

  • samsung / exynos_850_firmware
  • samsung / exynos_980_firmware
  • samsung / exynos_1080_firmware
  • samsung / exynos_1280_firmware
  • samsung / exynos_2200_firmware
  • samsung / exynos_modem_5123_firmware

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Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

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Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

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