The Samsung Exynos fimg2d driver for Android with Exynos 5433, 54xx, or 7420 chipsets…
Priority LOW 25CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Samsung Exynos fimg2d driver for Android with Exynos 5433, 54xx, or 7420 chipsets allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a crafted ioctl command. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-6736.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00408 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9278
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-73xv-prv9-8763
References
More Samsung Exynos Fimg2d Driver vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-07584 Use-after-free vulnerability in the Samsung Exynos fimg2d driver for Android with Exynos… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2016-9278 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-9278 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-73xv-prv9-8763 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-9278 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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