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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-8439

Possible buffer overflow in trust zone access control API.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.71%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.71%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Possible buffer overflow in trust zone access control API. Buffer overflow may occur due to lack of buffer size checking. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel 3.18. Android ID: A-31625204. References: QC-CR#1027804.

CVSS 3.0
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.71% probability · 77th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
linux/linux kernel
Source
security@android.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 1.71%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 1.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.