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CVE-2016-2067

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Published: Jul 11, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Google
1 product
Android
Linux
1 product
Linux Kernel
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Android
Up to 6.0.1
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux Kernel
From 3.0 to 3.19.8

Related CWEs

CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

References (6)

Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link

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