CVE-2017-5538
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-JAN-2017
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/19/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/20/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95674
- http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-JAN-2017
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/19/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/20/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95674
CWEs
CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.