VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-1048

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability1.06%

CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability

Published2021-12-15

Last modified2026-06-17

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

Known Exploited Vulnerability

Android Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Vendor / product: Android / Kernel

Description

In ep_loop_check_proc of eventpoll.c, there is a possible way to corrupt memory due to a use after free. 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-204573007References: Upstream kernel

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-416
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-416

Primary references

security@android.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource