CVE-2017-5538

moderate-risk
Published 2017-03-23

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.

Do I need to act?

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2.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Samsung

References (8)

Vendor Advisory http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-JAN-2017
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/19/3
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/20/2
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95674
Vendor Advisory http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-JAN-2017
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/19/3
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/20/2
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95674
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 6/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low