CVE-2016-10294

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Information Disclosure in Qualcomm Power Driver

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-10294. PoCs published by codecat007.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository contains a functional PoC for CVE-2016-10294, a use-after-free vulnerability in the Android kernel's fg_memif driver. The exploit triggers the vulnerability by opening a file and spawning multiple threads to read from it, causing a race condition that leads to memory corruption.

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability in the Qualcomm power driver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-33621829. References: QC-CR#1105481.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 8 stars
by codecat007 · cpoc
https://github.com/codecat007/cvehub/tree/main/android/kernel/CVE-2016-10294

The repository contains a functional PoC for CVE-2016-10294, a use-after-free vulnerability in the Android kernel's fg_memif driver. The exploit triggers the vulnerability by opening a file and spawning multiple threads to read from it, causing a race condition that leads to memory corruption.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Racy
Target: Android kernel (Google Pixel, sailfish, 7.1/NDE63L)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target device · Debugfs mounted at /sys/kernel/debug/
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 27, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01

Scores

CVSS v3 4.7
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 48.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (4)
Google Inc./Android Kernel-3.10
Google Inc./Android Kernel-3.18
linux/linux_kernel 3.10
linux/linux_kernel 3.18
Published May 12, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026