Low severity · published Sep 12, 2023
CVE-2023-40218
An issue was discovered in the NPU kernel driver in Samsung Exynos Mobile Processor 9820, 980, 2100, 2200, 1280, and 1380
3.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in the NPU kernel driver in Samsung Exynos Mobile Processor 9820, 980, 2100, 2200, 1280, and 1380. An integer overflow can bypass detection of error cases via a crafted application.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 9% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
E1
Exynos 1280 Firmware · Samsung
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
E1
Exynos 1380 Firmware · Samsung
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
E2
Exynos 2100 Firmware · Samsung
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
E2
Exynos 2200 Firmware · Samsung
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
E9
Exynos 980 Firmware · Samsung
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
E9
Exynos 9820 Firmware · Samsung
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40218
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40218
Vendor Advisory
https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/
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