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.

Published 2022-01-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (7.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 7.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android
NVIDIA Shield Experience
NVIDIA Shield Tv — versions All versions prior to SE 9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5259 (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.