PT-2022-11159 · Mptcp · Mptcp

Published 2022-01-07 · Updated 2022-01-13 · CVE-2021-40037

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MPTCP subsystem in smartphones (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to accessing resources using an incompatible type, also known as type confusion, in the MPTCP subsystem. This can cause the system to crash and restart upon successful exploitation.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Type Confusion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-843

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-40037

Affected Products

Mptcp

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40037 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40037 · Vendor Advisory
• https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2022/1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-202201-0000001238736331 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/35156 · Telegram Post