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  "id": "crds:cve-2023-21492",
  "revision": 1,
  "title": "Samsung — kernel addresses written into the log",
  "summary": "Samsung builds printed kernel pointers into a log file, so a privileged local attacker reads where things sit in memory and the address randomisation stops being an obstacle. The May 2023 security release fixes it.",
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  "recommended_action": "Install the May 2023 Samsung security update or later. On its own this only leaks addresses; it is the enabler a memory exploit needs, not the exploit itself.",
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      "type": "vendor_advisory",
      "url": "https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2023&month=05"
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  "published_at": "2023-05-04T21:15:10.070Z",
  "issued_at": "2026-09-24T12:52:19.575Z",
  "tags": [
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