CVE-2015-7891

7.0 HIGH
Published: August 02, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

Race condition in the ioctl implementation in the Samsung Graphics 2D driver (aka /dev/fimg2d) in Samsung devices with Android L(5.0/5.1) allows local users to trigger memory errors by leveraging definition of g2d_lock and g2d_unlock lock macros as no-ops, aka SVE-2015-4598.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134107/Samsung-Fimg2d-FIMG2D_BITBLT_BLIT-Ioctl-Concurrency-Flaw.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-OCT-2015
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77335
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=492
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38557/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134107/Samsung-Fimg2d-FIMG2D_BITBLT_BLIT-Ioctl-Concurrency-Flaw.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-OCT-2015
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77335
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=492
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38557/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.0 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.7%
47th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362

Affected Vendors

samsung

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