CVE-2016-8426

HIGH

Android Kernel 3.10 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-8426. PoCs published by codecat007.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits a race condition in the NVIDIA GPU driver (nvhost-gpu) by rapidly opening and closing file descriptors via ioctl calls, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. The code demonstrates the vulnerability by creating multiple threads to close the file descriptor while the main thread continues to open new ones.

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA GPU driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10. Android ID: A-31799206. References: N-CVE-2016-8426.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 8 stars
by codecat007 · cpoc
https://github.com/codecat007/cvehub/tree/main/android/securityPatch/CVE-2016-8426

This PoC exploits a race condition in the NVIDIA GPU driver (nvhost-gpu) by rapidly opening and closing file descriptors via ioctl calls, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. The code demonstrates the vulnerability by creating multiple threads to close the file descriptor while the main thread continues to open new ones.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Racy
Target: NVIDIA GPU driver (nvhost-gpu) on Android
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target device · Kernel with vulnerable NVIDIA GPU driver
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 27, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95231
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0024
EPSS Percentile 47.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (2)
Google Inc./Android Kernel-3.10
linux/linux_kernel 3.10
Published Jan 12, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026