CVE-2015-7892

HIGH

Samsung m2m1shot_driver - Stack-based Buffer Overflow via ioctl Call

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-7892. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit targets a stack buffer overflow in the Samsung m2m1shot driver's compat ioctl for 32-bit processes. The vulnerability arises from an unchecked attacker-controlled 'num_planes' value, leading to an out-of-bounds write in the 'task.task.buf_out.plane' array.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the m2m1shot_compat_ioctl32 function in the Samsung m2m1shot driver framework, as used in Samsung S6 Edge, allows local users to have unspecified impact via a large data.buf_out.num_planes value in an ioctl call.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textdosandroid
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38555

The exploit targets a stack buffer overflow in the Samsung m2m1shot driver's compat ioctl for 32-bit processes. The vulnerability arises from an unchecked attacker-controlled 'num_planes' value, leading to an out-of-bounds write in the 'task.task.buf_out.plane' array.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Samsung m2m1shot driver (Samsung S6 Edge)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Privileged shell access · 32-bit process context
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=493
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38555/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0135
EPSS Percentile 67.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (1)
samsung/m2m1shot_driver
Published Dec 09, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026