VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-9120

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability1.74%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2016-12-08

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Race condition in the ion_ioctl function in drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by calling ION_IOC_FREE on two CPUs at the same time.

Weakness classification

CWE-416: Use After Free

Primary references

security@android.com — Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
security@android.com — Third Party Advisory
security@android.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@android.com — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory