Kernel crash via failed-vmap cleanup use-after-free
Published Sep 14, 2026 · Updated Sep 14, 2026
Use-after-free in affected Samsung Exynos mobile processors allows attackers to crash the kernel via unspecified vectors. The DPU's Exynos DRM HDR driver performs improper cleanup after a vmap failure and subsequently accesses freed memory. Samsung identifies Exynos 1280, 2200, 1380, 1480, 2400, 1580, 2500, 1680, and 2600 as affected but does not publish attacker prerequisites or version boundaries.
Summary
What happened
Use-after-free in affected Samsung Exynos mobile processors allows attackers to crash the kernel via unspecified vectors. The DPU's Exynos DRM HDR driver performs improper cleanup after a vmap failure and subsequently accesses freed memory. Samsung identifies Exynos 1280, 2200, 1380, 1480, 2400, 1580, 2500, 1680, and 2600 as affected but does not publish attacker prerequisites or version boundaries.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-23787
- Published
- Sep 14, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 14, 2026
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- Unknown vendor
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- Unknown product
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- T1499.004
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- Sep 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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