Use-after-free vulnerability in the Samsung Exynos fimg2d driver for Android with Exynos…
Priority LOW 37CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Samsung Exynos fimg2d driver for Android with Exynos 5433, 54xx, or 7420 chipsets allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-6853.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02039 81st 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-2016-9279
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3g84-qj7h-884w
References
More Samsung Exynos Fimg2d Driver vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-07583 The Samsung Exynos fimg2d driver for Android with Exynos 5433, 54xx, or 7420 chipsets… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2016-9279 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-9279 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3g84-qj7h-884w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-9279 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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