kernel: Copying color maps to userspace vulnerable to heap-buffer overflow
Published Jan 12, 2017
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.70%
Description
An information disclosure vulnerability in kernel components including the ION subsystem, Binder, USB driver and networking subsystem could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31651010.
Affected products
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- Version Kernel-3.10StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Kernel-3.18StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Inc. | Android | n/a |
|
- 3.10
- 3.18
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7 and MRG-2. This has been rated as having Low security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 | 1.70% (0.01696) | 76.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.54% (0.01538) | 71.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.20% (0.00199) | 39.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 35.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 34.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 32.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94686 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8405 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1426132 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8405
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8405
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94686 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8405 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1426132 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8405 | ||
| https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8405 |
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