CVE-2016-2067
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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/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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