VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-8442
Possible unauthorized memory access in the hypervisor.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.37%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.37%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Possible unauthorized memory access in the hypervisor. Lack of input validation could allow hypervisor memory to be accessed by the HLOS. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel 3.18. Android ID: A-31625910. QC-CR#1038173.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 31th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- security@android.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95227Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95227Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.