CVE-2016-10295

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Information Disclosure in Qualcomm LED Driver

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-10295. PoCs published by codecat007.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2016-10295, a use-after-free vulnerability in the Android kernel's flashLED driver. The PoC demonstrates the vulnerability by triggering a race condition through concurrent read operations on the debug interface.

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability in the Qualcomm LED 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-3.18. Android ID: A-33781694. References: QC-CR#1109326.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 8 stars
by codecat007 · cpoc
https://github.com/codecat007/cvehub/tree/main/android/kernel/CVE-2016-10295

This repository contains a functional proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2016-10295, a use-after-free vulnerability in the Android kernel's flashLED driver. The PoC demonstrates the vulnerability by triggering a race condition through concurrent read operations on the debug interface.

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's /sys/kernel/debug/flashLED/strobe interface
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 27, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 4.7
EPSS 0.0018
EPSS Percentile 38.6%
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 (2)
Google Inc./Android Kernel-3.18
linux/linux_kernel 3.18
Published May 12, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026