What is the severity of CVE-2016-2067?

CVE-2016-2067 has been classified as a critical vulnerability due to its potential to allow privilege escalation.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2067?

To mitigate CVE-2016-2067, users should update their Linux kernel or Android version to the latest patch that addresses this vulnerability.

Which systems are affected by CVE-2016-2067?

CVE-2016-2067 affects the Linux kernel version 3.0 up to 3.19.8 and Android versions up to 6.0.1.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2016-2067?

CVE-2016-2067 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the MSM graphics driver utilized in certain Linux and Android platforms.

Who discovered CVE-2016-2067?

CVE-2016-2067 was reported as part of the security findings related to Qualcomm Innovation Center's contributions to the Android kernel.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-2067

critical

9.3

CWE

269

11/7/2016

5/8/2024

CVE-2016-2067

First published: Mon Jul 11 2016(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Android	<=6.0.1
Linux kernel	>=3.0<=3.19.8

Remedy

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html

Remedy

https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=410cfa95f0a1cf58819cbfbd896f9aa45b004ac0

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2067?
CVE-2016-2067 has been classified as a critical vulnerability due to its potential to allow privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2067?
To mitigate CVE-2016-2067, users should update their Linux kernel or Android version to the latest patch that addresses this vulnerability.
Which systems are affected by CVE-2016-2067?
CVE-2016-2067 affects the Linux kernel version 3.0 up to 3.19.8 and Android versions up to 6.0.1.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2016-2067?
CVE-2016-2067 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the MSM graphics driver utilized in certain Linux and Android platforms.
Who discovered CVE-2016-2067?
CVE-2016-2067 was reported as part of the security findings related to Qualcomm Innovation Center's contributions to the Android kernel.

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