Input validation error in Google Android - CVE-2021-39690
Published: March 8, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61082
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39690
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a malicious application to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Android Framework. A malicious application can trick the victim to perform certain actions and crash the system.Affected software
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2021-39690
Install updates from vendor's website.
Google Android - update to 12 2022-03-01