CVE-2016-10044 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2016-10044?

CVE-2016-10044 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The aio_mount function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7.7 does not properly restrict execute access, which makes it easier for local users to bypass intended SELinux W^X policy restrictions, and consequently gain privileges, via an io_setup system call.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10044?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Google Android, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10044?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2016-10044 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10044 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2024-32896 Android Pixel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.1

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10044, GHSA-mm9p-48xr-prf2, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10044.