CVE-2021-40038
There is a Double free vulnerability in the AOD module in smartphones. Successful exploitation of...
There is a Double free vulnerability in the AOD module in smartphones. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service integrity.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
There is a Double free vulnerability in the AOD module in smartphones. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service integrity.
- Record
CVE-2021-40038- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-415
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
There is a Double free vulnerability in the AOD module in smartphones. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service integrity.
- Record
CVE-2021-40038- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-27228 No score
There is a Double free vulnerability in the AOD module in smartphones. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service integrity.
- Record
EUVD-2021-27228- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cm86-4h8q-3p8f No score
There is a Double free vulnerability in the AOD module in smartphones. Successful exploitation of...
There is a Double free vulnerability in the AOD module in smartphones. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service integrity.
- Record
GHSA-cm86-4h8q-3p8f- Weakness
- CWE-415
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-40038 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Huawei Emui, published January 7, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.62%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.