CVE-2021-0535
In wpas_ctrl_msg_queue_timeout of ctrl_iface_unix.c, there is a possible memory corruption due to a use after free. This could lead to…
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- google_android
Description
In wpas_ctrl_msg_queue_timeout of ctrl_iface_unix.c, there is a possible memory corruption due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-168314741
Timeline
ID reserved
By google_android
- 8 months later
· 8 months later
Published
- 3 years later
· 3 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.11% · top 99% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.7.
Weakness
- Elevation of privilege
- CWE-416 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-416 and its CVEs
Affected products
Android
- affected Android-11
References (1)
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2021-06-01 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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