CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-42483

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Published: Dec 13, 2023 | Modified: Dec 15, 2023
CVSS 3.x
4.7
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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.

Weakness

The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource’s state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Exynos_9820_firmware Samsung - (including) - (including)

Potential Mitigations

References