VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-5340

The is_ashmem_file function in drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c in a certain Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android patch for the Linux kernel 3.x mishandles pointer validation within the KGSL Linux Graphics Module, which allows attackers to bypass…

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.30%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.30% probability · 23th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-20
Affected: google/android · linux/linux kernel
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92374Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=06e51489061e5473b4e2035c79dcf7c27a6f75a6Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.codeaurora.org/invalid-path-check-ashmem-memory-file-cve-2016-5340Broken Link
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92374Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=06e51489061e5473b4e2035c79dcf7c27a6f75a6Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.codeaurora.org/invalid-path-check-ashmem-memory-file-cve-2016-5340Broken Link

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.