CVE-2016-2067

Name: CVE-2016-2067
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2016-07-11T01:59:32.29+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.8/10EPSS 0.68%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-2067 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. drivers/gpu/msm/kgsl.c in the MSM graphics driver (aka GPU driver) for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, mishandles the KGSL_MEMFLAGS_GPUREADONLY flag, which allows attackers to gain privileges by leveraging accidental read-write mappings, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR988993.. EPSS estimates a 0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

drivers/gpu/msm/kgsl.c in the MSM graphics driver (aka GPU driver) for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, mishandles the KGSL_MEMFLAGS_GPUREADONLY flag, which allows attackers to gain privileges by leveraging accidental read-write mappings, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR988993.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.68%

47.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Android	<= 6.0.1
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 3.0, <= 3.19.8

References

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=410cfa95f0a1cf58819cbfbd896f9aa45b004ac0Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.codeaurora.org/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-graphics-driver-cve-2016-2067Broken Link
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=410cfa95f0a1cf58819cbfbd896f9aa45b004ac0Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.codeaurora.org/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-graphics-driver-cve-2016-2067Broken Link

Timeline

Published: Jul 11, 2016
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-2067?

How severe is CVE-2016-2067?

CVE-2016-2067 has a CVSS score of 7.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.68% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2067?

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Source: NVD / NIST