The Linux kernel before 3.11 on ARM platforms, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices, does not properly consider user-space access to the TPIDRURW register, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28749743 and Qualcomm internal bug CR561044
Published Aug 6, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.02%
Description
The Linux kernel before 3.11 on ARM platforms, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices, does not properly consider user-space access to the TPIDRURW register, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28749743 and Qualcomm internal bug CR561044.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 6.0.1
- ≤ 3.10.101
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.02% (0.01017) | 62.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.02% (0.01017) | 58.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 18.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 36.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 35.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 33.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a4780adeefd042482f624f5e0d577bf9cdcbb760 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92219 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a4780adeefd042482f624f5e0d577bf9cdcbb760 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/?id=4f57652fcd2dce7741f1ac6dc0417e2f265cd1de x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a4780adeefd042482f624f5e0d577bf9cdcbb760 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92219 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a4780adeefd042482f624f5e0d577bf9cdcbb760 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/?id=4f57652fcd2dce7741f1ac6dc0417e2f265cd1de | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.