CVE-2016-8434

HIGH

Android Kernel 3.10 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-8434. PoCs published by codecat007.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits a race condition in the Qualcomm Adreno GPU driver (kgsl) by manipulating draw context creation/destruction and timestamp events to trigger a use-after-free vulnerability. The code sets up a race between threads to exploit the vulnerability, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm 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-32125137. References: QC-CR#1081855.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 8 stars
by codecat007 · cpoc
https://github.com/codecat007/cvehub/tree/main/android/securityPatch/CVE-2016-8434

This PoC exploits a race condition in the Qualcomm Adreno GPU driver (kgsl) by manipulating draw context creation/destruction and timestamp events to trigger a use-after-free vulnerability. The code sets up a race between threads to exploit the vulnerability, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Racy
Target: Qualcomm Adreno GPU driver (kgsl)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target device · Kernel with vulnerable kgsl driver
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 27, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95257

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0019
EPSS Percentile 40.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-284
Status published
Products (2)
Google Inc./Android Kernel-3.10
linux/linux_kernel 3.10
Published Jan 12, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026