CVE-2021-40015 Race condition in EMUI

Medium 4.7 Published Updated

A race condition in the Huawei kernel binder driver can compromise kernel stability, potentially leading to denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-40015?

CVE-2021-40015 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 9 Feb 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

There is a race condition vulnerability in the binder driver subsystem in the kernel.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect kernel stability.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40015?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos, Huawei Magic Ui.

How do I fix CVE-2021-40015?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40015 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-40015 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40015 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Emui vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cx28-x5qj-hpjh.

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