May 23, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2021-1048 Android Kernel
Android Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-05-23- Federal due date
2022-06-13- Vendor
- Android
- Product
- Kernel
- EPSS
- 64.6th percentile (score 0.011, as of
2026-11-06) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1048
CISA short description
Android kernel contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.