PUB-A-187955767 | Vulnetix

PUB-A-187955767 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.600000381469727 HIGH

Record from OSV · Published October 1, 2021

In list_devices of dm-ioctl.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Fixed versions

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Package	Ecosystem	Fixed in
:linux_kernel:	source.android.com	:2021-10-05

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

8.600000381469727

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Android	:linux_kernel:	Kernel, *, :0

Timeline

Oct 1, 2021 CVE Published
Aug 7, 2026 CVE Updated

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