AndroidOperating system · Samsung

CVE-2023-30652

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-07-06
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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80/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Out of bounds read and write in callrunTspCmdNoRead of sysinput HAL service prior to SMR Jul-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

This is an out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability in the sysinput HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) service, specifically in the callrunTspCmdNoRead function. Local attackers can exploit this to execute arbitrary code on affected devices running SMR versions prior to July 2023 Release 1.

MitigationApply the SMR July 2023 Release 1 or later firmware update to the affected device to patch the vulnerable sysinput HAL service.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
AndroidOperating system
Affected:= 11.0= 12.0= 13.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify the Android version
    Go to Settings > About Phone > Android version, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' via ADB
    Affected if Version is 11.0, 12.0, or 13.0
  2. Confirm the device is a Samsung model
    Go to Settings > About Phone > Model number, or run 'getprop ro.product.model' via ADB
    Affected if Device is a Samsung product (the sysinput HAL is Samsung-specific)
  3. Check the SMR version
    Run 'getprop ro.build.version.sem' via ADB to retrieve the Samsung Maintenance Release version
    Affected if SMR version is present and is earlier than July 2023 Release 1 (the SMR date code would be before 2023-07)
  4. Verify the sysinput HAL service exists
    Run 'getprop sys.hal.input' or check for sysinput HAL daemon processes via 'ps -A | grep sysinput' via ADB
    Affected if The sysinput HAL service is present and running on the device

A Samsung Android device on version 11.0, 12.0, or 13.0 with an SMR version earlier than July 2023 Release 1 that has the sysinput HAL service enabled is affected by this vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply the SMR July 2023 Release 1 or later firmware update to the affected device to patch the vulnerable sysinput HAL service.

Recommended fix High confidence

SMR Jul-2023 Release 1 or later

  1. Check current security patch level: Go to Settings > About Phone > Software Information > Security patch level
  2. Verify your device model is eligible for SMR Jul-2023 Release 1 by checking security.samsungmobile.com
  3. If eligible, go to Settings > Software Update
  4. Tap Download and install to apply the July 2023 security update
  5. Verify the security patch level shows July 2023 or later after update

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Android Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA6.0 h
30.0 hours of engineering $5,120
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