kernel: Use After Free in /dev/fimg2d
Published Jan 18, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.04%
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Samsung Exynos fimg2d driver for Android with Exynos 5433, 54xx, or 7420 chipsets allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-6853.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected | n/a |
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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.04% (0.02039) | 80.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.04% (0.02039) | 78.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.14% (0.01138) | 76.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00312) | 70.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00312) | 69.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00312) | 66.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 22, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00150) | 50.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 5, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00123) | 45.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00155) | 50.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00127) | 45.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00109) | 42.15th | 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 (8)
- http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-NOV-2016 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/09/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/11 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94283 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9279 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396669 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9279
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9279
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-NOV-2016 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/09/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/11 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94283 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9279 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396669 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9279 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9279 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.