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Context Switching Race Condition

CVE-2021-21941

Severity High
Score 9/10

Summary

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the pushMuxer CreatePushThread functionality of Anker Eufy Homebase 2 2.1.6.9h. A specially-crafted set of network packets can lead to remote code execution.

  • HIGH
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • CHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-368 - Context Switching Race Condition

A product performs a series of non-atomic actions to switch between contexts that cross privilege or other security boundaries, but a race condition allows an attacker to modify or misrepresent the product's behavior during the switch.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published