In all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, access control to SMEM memory was not enabled.
Priority LOW 25CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
In all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, access control to SMEM memory was not enabled.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00507 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-9021
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vrcp-4qrq-4vf6
References
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Sources
- CVE-2015-9021 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-9021 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vrcp-4qrq-4vf6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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