CVE-2016-2061

HIGH

Linux kernel 3.x - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-2061. PoCs published by ScottyBauer.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits a vulnerability in the Android kernel's camera driver by sending malformed ioctl requests with negative stream source values, leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The code targets the msm_isp_axi_util driver, specifically the VIDIOC_MSM_ISP_REQUEST_STREAM ioctl.

Description

Integer signedness error in the MSM V4L2 video driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allows attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (array overflow and memory corruption) via a crafted application that triggers an msm_isp_axi_create_stream call.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 682 stars
by ScottyBauer · cpoc
https://github.com/ScottyBauer/Android_Kernel_CVE_POCs/tree/master/CVE-2016-2061.c

This PoC exploits a vulnerability in the Android kernel's camera driver by sending malformed ioctl requests with negative stream source values, leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The code targets the msm_isp_axi_util driver, specifically the VIDIOC_MSM_ISP_REQUEST_STREAM ioctl.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Android kernel (msm camera driver, versions affected by CVE-2016-2061)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target device's /dev/v4l-subdev14 device node
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 27, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0114
EPSS Percentile 62.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-269
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel 3.0 - 3.19.8
Published Jun 13, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026