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CVE-2021-39992: Huawei Kernel Memory Access Permission Bypass via EDMA

Summary There is a vulnerability in the Huawei Kirin SoC’s DDR Controller (DMSS) Access Permission system which allows the Linux kernel to bypass memory access restrictions and directly compromise multiple privileged subsystems of the SoC. As demonstrated by CVE-2021-3710, CVE-2021-39991, CVE-2021-37115, and CVE-2021-39986, read and write of critical system memory, including secure memory regions, is possible via those subsystems. Therefore, this vulnerability combined with one of CVE-2021-3710, CVE-2021-39991, CVE-2021-37115, or CVE-2021-39986 results in a fully realized chain of elevation of privileges from a kernel-level write primitive to total control of the secure world (TEE). The vulnerability was fixed in February 2022.

Reference details

Source category
research-report
First reported
May 18, 2022 00:00 UTC
Last reported
May 18, 2022 00:00 UTC
Catalog updated
Oct 14, 2026 20:37 UTC
Record ID
eff70b6ccb20610cb91ae690dc9915c06e0ae6daf4300df45c4e8af705e1ee24

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Source observations

intelligence_src_350d40f2cc69277bca

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Evidence class
mentioned in report
Confidence
Not reported
Observed
May 18, 2022 00:00 UTC
Retrieved
Oct 14, 2026 20:37 UTC

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