CVE-2017-5538
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 2.9% (pctl 87)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
The kbase_dispatch function in arm/t7xx/r5p0/mali_kbase_core_linux.c in the GPU driver on Samsung devices with M(6.0) and N(7.0) software and Exynos AP chipsets allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, which trigger an out-of-bounds read, aka SVE-2016-6362.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.93% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-125 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-03-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| samsung | samsung mobile |
References
- http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-JAN-2017
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/19/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/20/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95674
- http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-JAN-2017
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/19/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/20/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95674
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