CVE-2016-2067
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux-kernel | affected | |
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=410cfa95f0a1cf58819cbfbd896f9aa45b004ac0
- https://www.codeaurora.org/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-graphics-driver-cve-2016-2067
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=410cfa95f0a1cf58819cbfbd896f9aa45b004ac0
- https://www.codeaurora.org/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-graphics-driver-cve-2016-2067
CWEs
CWE-269
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.