CVE-2021-39793
Actively exploited. CVE-2021-39793 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-04-11) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Google Pixel contains a possible out-of-bounds write due to a logic error in the code that could lead to local escalation of privilege.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Google Pixel contains a possible out-of-bounds write due to a logic error in the code that could lead to local escalation of privilege.
- Who is affected
- Users of Google Pixel devices are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Apply the latest security update for Google Pixel.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 50% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2021-39793: Google Pixel Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-04-11
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