CVE-2026-23788: Medium severity Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos vulnerability
Published Sep 14, 2026
·Updated
An issue was discovered in DPU in Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos 1280, 2200, and 1380. A heap overflow in the Exynos DRM HDR driver (due to improper buffer size validation) leads to kernel memory corruption and a system crash.
Affected Software
1 affected component
Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos>=1280<=2200, =1380
Event History
Sep 14, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:17 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Frequently Asked Questions
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What level of access does an attacker need to exploit this issue?
Exploitation requires local access and low privileges. No user interaction is required, but the attack complexity is rated high.
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What is the expected security impact beyond a crash?
The issue can corrupt kernel memory and crash the system. The supplied metrics indicate low integrity and availability impact, with no confidentiality impact.