Description
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) and N(7.0) (MSM8939, MSM8996, MSM8998, Exynos7580, Exynos8890, or Exynos8895 chipsets) software. There is a race condition, with a resultant buffer overflow, in the sec_ts touchscreen sysfs interface. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7501 (January 2017).
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb
Scores
CVSS v3
8.1
EPSS
0.0031
EPSS Percentile
22.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-362
Status
published
Products (2)
google/android
6.0
google/android
7.0
Published
Apr 07, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026