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CVE-2021-0879

In PVRSRVBridgeRGXTDMSubmitTransfer of the PowerVR kernel driver, a missing size check means...

7.8 HighFix available

In PVRSRVBridgeRGXTDMSubmitTransfer of the PowerVR kernel driver, a missing size check means there is a possible integer overflow that could allow out-of-bounds heap access. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-270397970

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

0.09%Up 0.1 points since Apr 20, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

In PVRSRVBridgeRGXTDMSubmitTransfer of the PowerVR kernel driver, a missing size check means there is a possible integer overflow that could allow out-of-bounds heap access. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-270397970

Record
CVE-2021-0879
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List 7.8

In PVRSRVBridgeRGXTDMSubmitTransfer of the PowerVR kernel driver, a missing size check means there is a possible integer overflow that could allow out-of-bounds heap access. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-270397970

Record
CVE-2021-0879
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-3498 7.8

In PVRSRVBridgeRGXTDMSubmitTransfer of the PowerVR kernel driver, a missing size check means there is a possible integer overflow that could allow out-of-bounds heap access. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-270397970

Record
EUVD-2021-3498
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xrxx-94c8-w7rw 7.8

In PVRSRVBridgeRGXTDMSubmitTransfer of the PowerVR kernel driver, a missing size check means...

In PVRSRVBridgeRGXTDMSubmitTransfer of the PowerVR kernel driver, a missing size check means there is a possible integer overflow that could allow out-of-bounds heap access. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-270397970

Record
GHSA-xrxx-94c8-w7rw
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-270397970 No score

In PVRSRVBridgeRGXTDMSubmitTransfer of the PowerVR kernel driver, a missing size check means there is a possible integer overflow that could allow out-of-bounds heap access. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Record
ASB-A-270397970
Updated
2026-11-10

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
:unknown:
Android
SoCVersion:0 up to SoCVersion:2023-04-05, plus listed versions
SoCVersion
SoCVersion:2023-04-05

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
factsOSV
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2021-0879 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published April 1, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.09%, the 0th percentile. Fixed in :unknown: SoCVersion:2023-04-05.

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