CVE-2017-5538
The kbase_dispatch function in arm/t7xx/r5p0/mali_kbase_core_linux.c in the GPU driver on Samsung devices with M(6.0) and N(7.0) software and Exynos AP chipsets allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, which trigger an…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.93%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The kbase_dispatch function in arm/t7xx/r5p0/mali_kbase_core_linux.c in the GPU driver on Samsung devices with M(6.0) and N(7.0) software and Exynos AP chipsets allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, which trigger an out-of-bounds read, aka SVE-2016-6362.
- 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
- 2.93% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- samsung/samsung mobile
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.9% 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.
References
- http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-JAN-2017Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/19/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/20/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95674Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-JAN-2017Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/19/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/20/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95674Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.