CVE-2021-36987

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: October 28, 2021 at 12:25 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:59 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorEMUIMagic UI

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

There is a issue that nodes in the linked list being freed for multiple times in Huawei Smartphone due to race conditions. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause the system to restart.

Affected

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

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (1)

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362

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