CVE-2016-9278 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause a kernel panic and denial of service on Samsung Exynos devices by sending a crafted ioctl command to the fimg2d driver.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-9278?
CVE-2016-9278 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jan 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Samsung Exynos fimg2d driver for Android with Exynos 5433, 54xx, or 7420 chipsets allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a crafted ioctl command. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-6736.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9278?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Exynos Fimg2d Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9278?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9278 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-9278 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9278 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-73xv-prv9-8763.