cve-2021-39793
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-03-16 14:04
Modified
2025-01-29 16:37
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS score ?
0.06% (0.18112)
Summary
In kbase_jd_user_buf_pin_pages of mali_kbase_mem.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-210470189References: N/A
References
security@android.comhttps://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2022-03-01Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2022-03-01Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Android Version: Android kernel
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2022-04-11

Due date: 2022-05-02

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39793

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