What is the severity of CVE-2016-9120?

CVE-2016-9120 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation and causing a denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9120?

To fix CVE-2016-9120, upgrade to a Linux kernel version 4.6 or later where the vulnerability has been patched.

What does CVE-2016-9120 affect?

CVE-2016-9120 affects the Linux kernel versions prior to 4.6 and also impacts certain versions of Android.

What is the risk of not addressing CVE-2016-9120?

Failure to address CVE-2016-9120 may allow attackers to exploit the race condition, leading to privilege escalation or system crashes.

How can I determine if my system is vulnerable to CVE-2016-9120?

Check if your Linux kernel version is below 4.6 or if your Android version is affected by the specific versions listed for CVE-2016-9120.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-9120

critical

9.3

CWE

416 362 264

5/12/2016

8/12/2016

26/8/2024

CVE-2016-9120: Use After Free

First published: Mon Dec 05 2016(Updated: )

Race condition in the ion_ioctl function in drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by calling ION_IOC_FREE on two CPUs at the same time.

Credit: security@android.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Google Android
Linux Kernel	>=3.14<3.16.40
Linux Kernel	>=3.17<3.18.51
Linux Kernel	>=3.19<4.1.41
Linux Kernel	>=4.2<4.4.65
Linux Kernel	>=4.5<4.6

Remedy

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9590232bb4f4cc824f3425a6e1349afbe6d6d2b7

Remedy

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9590232bb4f4cc824f3425a6e1349afbe6d6d2b7

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9120?
CVE-2016-9120 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation and causing a denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9120?
To fix CVE-2016-9120, upgrade to a Linux kernel version 4.6 or later where the vulnerability has been patched.
What does CVE-2016-9120 affect?
CVE-2016-9120 affects the Linux kernel versions prior to 4.6 and also impacts certain versions of Android.
What is the risk of not addressing CVE-2016-9120?
Failure to address CVE-2016-9120 may allow attackers to exploit the race condition, leading to privilege escalation or system crashes.
How can I determine if my system is vulnerable to CVE-2016-9120?
Check if your Linux kernel version is below 4.6 or if your Android version is affected by the specific versions listed for CVE-2016-9120.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9120?
CVE-2016-9120 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation and causing a denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9120?
To fix CVE-2016-9120, upgrade to a Linux kernel version 4.6 or later where the vulnerability has been patched.
What does CVE-2016-9120 affect?
CVE-2016-9120 affects the Linux kernel versions prior to 4.6 and also impacts certain versions of Android.
What is the risk of not addressing CVE-2016-9120?
Failure to address CVE-2016-9120 may allow attackers to exploit the race condition, leading to privilege escalation or system crashes.
How can I determine if my system is vulnerable to CVE-2016-9120?
Check if your Linux kernel version is below 4.6 or if your Android version is affected by the specific versions listed for CVE-2016-9120.