CVE-2021-39793

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 16, 2022 at 02:04 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:04 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAndroid

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score0.7%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 0.7% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 53% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Google Pixel contains a possible out-of-bounds write due to a logic error in the code that could lead to local escalation of privilege.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Apr 11, 2022
Remediation Due
May 2, 2022
1644 days overdue

Description

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

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 (2)

Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-39793

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-787

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