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CVE-2021-0367

MEDIUM · 6.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2021-02-26
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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66/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
In vpu, there is a possible memory corruption due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android; Versions: Android-10, Android-11; Patch ID: ALPS05371580; Issue ID: ALPS05379085.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A race condition in the VPU (Video Processing Unit) driver allows memory corruption leading to local privilege escalation to System level. The vulnerability exists in the kernel-space VPU driver where concurrent access without proper synchronization can corrupt memory structures. Exploitation does not require user interaction.

MitigationApply the vendor patch (ALPS05371580) for Android-10 and Android-11 to address the race condition in the VPU driver. This is a kernel-level fix requiring system-level patching.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
AndroidOperating system
Affected:= 10.0= 11.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

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  1. Check Android version
    Run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' or check Settings > About Phone > Android version
    Affected if Version is 10.0 or 11.0 exactly (not a later version with the patch)
  2. Verify VPU hardware presence
    Check /proc/device-tree or use 'ls /dev/video*' or check kernel boot logs for VPU driver initialization messages
    Affected if VPU (Video Processing Unit) hardware and corresponding kernel driver are present on the device
  3. Confirm driver is loaded
    Check 'lsmod' output or /sys/module/ for VPU-related kernel modules (typically named 'vpu' or 'mediasync' depending on SoC)
    Affected if The VPU kernel driver module is loaded into memory
  4. Check for patch applied
    Review vendor security bulletin or system update changelog for ALPS05371580 patch inclusion
    Affected if The ALPS05371580 patch has not been applied to the system

Device is affected if running Android 10.0 or 11.0 with an active VPU driver, and the ALPS05371580 vendor patch has not been applied.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply the vendor patch (ALPS05371580) for Android-10 and Android-11 to address the race condition in the VPU driver. This is a kernel-level fix requiring system-level patching.

Fix this in Android Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation6.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA6.0 h
32.0 hours of engineering $5,640
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