CVE-2021-40020 (GCVE-0-2021-40020)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-01-07 22:39 – Updated: 2024-08-04 02:27
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Summary
There is an Out-of-bounds array read vulnerability in the security storage module in smartphones. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • Out-of-bounds array read
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Huawei EMUI Affected: 11.0.0
Affected: 10.1.1
Affected: 10.1.0
Affected: 10.0.0
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Huawei Magic UI Affected: 4.0.0
Affected: 3.1.1
Affected: 3.1.0
Affected: 3.0.0
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