Infinite loop in Samsung Exynos 850 firmware
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-835.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Samsung Exynos Mobile Processor, Automotive Processor, and Modem Exynos 9810, Exynos 9610, Exynos 9820, Exynos 980, Exynos 850, Exynos 1080, Exynos 2100, Exynos 2200, Exynos 1280, Exynos 1380, Exynos 1330, Exynos 9110, Exynos W920, Exynos Modem 5123, Exynos Modem 5300, an Exynos Auto T5123. In the Shannon SM Task, improper handling of a loop with an unreachable exit condition cannot guarantee the termination of a required service via a malformed SM message.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-37366
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r7v3-52v7-qv84
References
More Samsung vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-15039 Out-of-bounds write in Samsung Mobile Devices KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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- TI-2025-04133 Path traversal in Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-06858 Path traversal in Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-00916 Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.333 and 19.x through 21.x before… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-06595 An improper check or handling of exceptional conditions in NPU driver prior to SMR… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-37366 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-37366 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r7v3-52v7-qv84 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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