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CVE-2016-8438
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-01-12T20:59:00.797 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:54:22.050

Summary

Integer overflow leading to a TOCTOU condition in hypervisor PIL. An integer overflow exposes a race condition that may be used to bypass (Peripheral Image Loader) PIL authentication. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel 3.18. Android ID: A-31624565. References: QC-CR#1023638.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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