In tun_get_user of tun.c, there is possible memory corruption due to a use after free.
In tun_get_user of tun.c, there is possible memory corruption due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges required. User interaction is not required for exploitation. Product: Android; Versions: Android kernel; Android ID: A-146554327.
- Published
- Jan 11, 2021
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 6th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-416
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Report tools
Action score
26
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 26 / 40 · 6.7 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| android | cpe:2.3:o:google:android |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (google_android). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
n/a Android
- Android kernelaffected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 5.7.6-1 | 5.7.6-1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | kernel-debug | before 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 | 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | kernel-default | before 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 | 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | kernel-default-base | before 5.3.18-lp152.63.1.lp152.8.21.1 | 5.3.18-lp152.63.1.lp152.8.21.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | kernel-docs | before 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 | 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | kernel-kvmsmall | before 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 | 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | kernel-obs-build | before 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 | 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | kernel-obs-qa | before 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 | 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | kernel-preempt | before 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 | 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | kernel-source | before 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 | 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | kernel-syms | before 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 | 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5 | kernel-default | before 4.12.14-122.60.1 | 4.12.14-122.60.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | kernel-docs | before 4.12.14-197.83.1 | 4.12.14-197.83.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | kernel-obs-build | before 4.12.14-197.83.1 | 4.12.14-197.83.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | kernel-source | before 4.12.14-197.83.1 | 4.12.14-197.83.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | kernel-syms | before 4.12.14-197.83.1 | 4.12.14-197.83.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5 | kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_10 | before 7-2.2 | 7-2.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5 | kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_11 | before 5-2.2 | 5-2.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5 | kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_12 | before 5-2.2 | 5-2.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5 | kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_13 | before 3-2.2 | 3-2.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5 | kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_14 | before 3-2.2 | 3-2.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5 | kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_15 | before 1-8.3.1 | 1-8.3.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5 | kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_3 | before 11-2.2 | 11-2.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5 | kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_4 | before 10-2.2 | 10-2.2 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:linux | 5.7.6-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:kernel-debug | 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:kernel-default | 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:kernel-default-base | 5.3.18-lp152.63.1.lp152.8.21.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:kernel-docs | 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:kernel-kvmsmall | 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:kernel-obs-build | 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:kernel-obs-qa | 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:kernel-preempt | 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:kernel-source | 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:kernel-syms | 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-azure | 5.3.18-18.35.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-default | 4.12.14-122.60.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-default-base | 5.3.18-24.49.2.9.21.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-docs | 4.12.14-122.60.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_10 | 1-5.3.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-obs-build | 4.12.14-122.60.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-preempt | 5.3.18-24.49.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-source | 4.12.14-122.60.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-source-azure | 5.3.18-18.35.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-syms | 4.12.14-122.60.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-syms-azure | 5.3.18-18.35.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_15 | 1-8.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- Administrator privileges are required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-416 · Use After FreeCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Root cause
After a memory region is freed, another reference pointing to it is still used. By then, the same region may have been allocated for different data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-416 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
free(dev->buf);/* ... another thread is still running ... */process(dev->buf);Fixed
lock(&dev->lock);free(dev->buf);dev->buf = NULL;unlock(&dev->lock);Attack context
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Noroxi analysis
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References
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