CVE-2023-30738 — An improper input validation in UEFI Firmware prior to Firmware update Oct-2023

An improper input validation in UEFI Firmware prior to Firmware update Oct-2023 Release in Galaxy Book, Galaxy Book Pro, Galaxy Book Pro 360 and Galaxy Book Odyssey allows local attacker to execute SMM memory corruption.

01What is this vulnerability?

An improper input validation in UEFI Firmware prior to Firmware update Oct-2023 Release in Galaxy Book, Galaxy Book Pro, Galaxy Book Pro 360 and Galaxy Book Odyssey allows local attacker to execute SMM memory corruption.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Samsung Mobile	Galaxy Book, Galaxy Book Pro, Galaxy Book Pro 360 and Galaxy Book Odyssey	Firmware update Oct-2023 Release

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-10-04T03:02:51.481Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-19T19:25:14.770Z

09References

• security.samsungmobile.com — https://security.samsungmobile.com/serviceWeb.smsb?year=2023&month=10