CVE-2016-2067
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.68%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.68% probability · 50th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- google/android · linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.