First published: Thu Mar 16 2023(Updated: )
Improper authentication in SecSettings prior to SMR Mar-2023 Release 1 allows attacker to reset the setting.
Credit: mobile.security@samsung.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Samsung Android | =11.0 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-apr-2021-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-apr-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-aug-2021-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-aug-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-dec-2020-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-dec-2021-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-dec-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-feb-2021-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-feb-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-feb-2023-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-jan-2021-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-jan-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-jul-2021-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-jul-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-jun-2021-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-jun-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-mar-2021-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-mar-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-may-2021-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-may-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-nov-2021-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-nov-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-oct-2021-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-oct-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-sep-2021-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =11.0-smr-sep-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =12.0 | |
Samsung Android | =12.0-smr-apr-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =12.0-smr-aug-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =12.0-smr-dec-2021-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =12.0-smr-dec-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =12.0-smr-feb-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =12.0-smr-feb-2023-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =12.0-smr-jan-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =12.0-smr-jul-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =12.0-smr-jun-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =12.0-smr-mar-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =12.0-smr-may-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =12.0-smr-nov-2021-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =12.0-smr-nov-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =12.0-smr-oct-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =12.0-smr-sep-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =13.0-smr-dec-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =13.0-smr-feb-2023-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =13.0-smr-jan-2023-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =13.0-smr-nov-2022-r1 | |
Samsung Android | =13.0-smr-oct-2022-r1 |
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CVE-2023-21460 has a high severity level due to its potential to allow an attacker to reset device settings.
To mitigate CVE-2023-21460, users should update their Samsung Android devices to the latest security patch as released in March 2023.
CVE-2023-21460 affects Samsung Android devices running versions 11.0 and 12.0, including various security maintenance releases.
The impact of CVE-2023-21460 could allow unauthorized users to gain control over device settings, leading to potential breaches of user privacy and security.
Currently, the only effective workaround for CVE-2023-21460 is to install the updated security patches provided by Samsung.