CVE-2021-0442
In updateInfo of android_hardware_input_InputApplicationHandle.cpp, there is a possible control...
In updateInfo of android_hardware_input_InputApplicationHandle.cpp, there is a possible control of code flow 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-11Android ID: A-174768985
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In updateInfo of android_hardware_input_InputApplicationHandle.cpp, there is a possible control of code flow 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-11Android ID: A-174768985
- Record
CVE-2021-0442- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In updateInfo of android_hardware_input_InputApplicationHandle.cpp, there is a possible control of code flow 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-11Android ID: A-174768985
- Record
CVE-2021-0442- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-3061 No score
In updateInfo of android_hardware_input_InputApplicationHandle.cpp, there is a possible control of code flow 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-11Android ID: A-174768985
- Record
EUVD-2021-3061- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mwrq-v3xr-mmc9 No score
In updateInfo of android_hardware_input_InputApplicationHandle.cpp, there is a possible control...
In updateInfo of android_hardware_input_InputApplicationHandle.cpp, there is a possible control of code flow 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-11Android ID: A-174768985
- Record
GHSA-mwrq-v3xr-mmc9- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-174768985 No score
In updateInfo of android_hardware_input_InputApplicationHandle.cpp, there is a possible control of code flow 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.
- Record
ASB-A-174768985- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
11:0 up to 11:2021-04-01, plus listed versions 11 |
11:2021-04-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-0442 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published April 1, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.13%, the 2nd percentile. Fixed in platform/frameworks/base 11:2021-04-01.