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CVE-2021-0461

In iaxxx_core_sensor_change_state of iaxxx-module.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due...

6.7 Medium

In iaxxx_core_sensor_change_state of iaxxx-module.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-175124074

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.13%Unchanged since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.7

In iaxxx_core_sensor_change_state of iaxxx-module.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-175124074

Record
CVE-2021-0461
CVSS 3.1
6.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

In iaxxx_core_sensor_change_state of iaxxx-module.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-175124074

Record
CVE-2021-0461
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-3080 No score

In iaxxx_core_sensor_change_state of iaxxx-module.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-175124074

Record
EUVD-2021-3080
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cqj2-qwvq-5gm9 No score

In iaxxx_core_sensor_change_state of iaxxx-module.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due...

In iaxxx_core_sensor_change_state of iaxxx-module.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-175124074

Record
GHSA-cqj2-qwvq-5gm9
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-0461 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Google Android, published March 10, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.13%, the 2nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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