CVE-2021-0899

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: December 17, 2021 at 04:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:30 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAndroid· also runs on 11 platforms

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In apusys, there is a possible memory corruption due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS05672107; Issue ID: ALPS05672059.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

mediatek-mt6873 (environment) · mediatek-mt6875 (environment) · mediatek-mt6877 (environment) · mediatek-mt6883 (environment) · mediatek-mt6885 (environment) · mediatek-mt6889 (environment) · mediatek-mt6891 (environment) · mediatek-mt6893 (environment) · mediatek-mt8195 (environment) · mediatek-mt8791 (environment) · mediatek-mt8797 (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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