CVE-2016-8438

CRITICAL

Android Kernel <3.18 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Integer overflow leading to a TOCTOU condition in hypervisor PIL. An integer overflow exposes a race condition that may be used to bypass (Peripheral Image Loader) PIL authentication. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel 3.18. Android ID: A-31624565. References: QC-CR#1023638.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95227

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0078
EPSS Percentile 73.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-190
Status published
Products (2)
Google Inc./Android Kernel-3.18
linux/linux_kernel 3.18
Published Jan 12, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026