CVE-2016-2067
drivers/gpu/msm/kgsl.c in the MSM graphics driver (aka GPU driver) for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android...
- Published
- Jul 11, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 50.5%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
drivers/gpu/msm/kgsl.c in the MSM graphics driver (aka GPU driver) for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, mishandles the KGSL_MEMFLAGS_GPUREADONLY flag, which allows attackers to gain privileges by leveraging accidental read-write mappings, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR988993.
Sources
1- CVE-2016-2067Exploit
GPU IOMMU DMA exploit for Android devices that overwrites vdso.so with shellcode to escalate privileges and spawn a reverse root shell on Nexus 6p.
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