CVE-2021-0405
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 · uneditedIn performance driver, 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: Android; Versions: Android-10, Android-11; Patch ID: ALPS05466547.
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 confidenceAn out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the Android performance driver due to a missing bounds check. This allows a local attacker with System-level privileges to potentially escalate to root privileges. The flaw affects Android-10 and Android-11 devices.
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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= 10.0= 11.0CVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/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.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Android versionQuery the device OS version via 'getprop ro.build.version.release' or Settings > About Phone. Compare the version number to 10.0 or 11.0.Affected if The device runs Android version 10.0 or 11.0 specifically.
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Identify the performance driverLocate the Android performance driver module in the kernel or system partition. This may be found in /system/lib/modules or /vendor/lib/modules, or listed in kernel module dependencies.Affected if The performance driver module is present and loaded on the device.
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Verify driver is activeCheck if the performance driver is currently loaded or running using commands such as 'lsmod' for kernel modules or checking relevant system logs.Affected if The performance driver is actively loaded or running.
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Confirm system-level access contextDetermine if a process or attacker has System-level privileges on the device. This typically requires being able to execute code within the Android system server context.Affected if System-level privileges are present or accessible on the device.
A device is affected if it runs Android 10.0 or 11.0 and has the vulnerable performance driver loaded, making it susceptible to the out-of-bounds write for an attacker with System-level privileges.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor security patch ALPS05466547 to affected Android-10 and Android-11 devices. This is a system-level update requiring patch deployment through Android OS/firmware update mechanisms.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2021-0405 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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