What is CVE-2021-34406?

CVE-2021-34406 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2022-01-18.

How severe is CVE-2021-34406?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Google Android

CVE-2021-34406

NVIDIA Tegra kernel driver contains a vulnerability in NVHost, where a specific race condition can lead to a null pointer dereference, which may lead to a system reboot.

EPSS: 0.002 (8.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android
Nvidia Shield_experience
Nvidia Shield Tv — versions All versions prior to SE 9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference
CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

References

psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-34406?: CVE-2021-34406 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2022-01-18.
How severe is CVE-2021-34406?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.