---
id: CVE-2026-23787
title: >-
  An issue was discovered in DPU in Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos 1280, 2200,
  1380, 1480, 2400, 1580, 2500, 1680, and 2600
summary: >-
  An issue was discovered in DPU in Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos 1280, 2200,
  1380, 1480, 2400, 1580, 2500, 1680, and 2600. A Use-After-Free in the Exynos
  DRM HDR driver (due to improper cleanup upon vmap failure) leads to a kernel
  crash.
severity: medium
cvss: 4.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-416
vendor: Samsung
product: Exynos 1280 firmware
affected:
  - exynos_1280_firmware <= 2025-12-24
published: '2026-09-14'
updated: '2026-09-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-22T19:56:19.073'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23787'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/cve-2026-23787/
    label: cve@mitre.org
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00091
epssPercentile: 0.00469
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-14T16:54:55.652720Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T15:23:07.467Z'
---

## Overview

An issue was discovered in DPU in Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos 1280, 2200, 1380, 1480, 2400, 1580, 2500, 1680, and 2600. A Use-After-Free in the Exynos DRM HDR driver (due to improper cleanup upon vmap failure) leads to a kernel crash.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.