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CVE-2016-2062

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-2062 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the Adreno GPU driver (adreno_perfcounter_query_group function) of the Linux kernel 3.x, affecting Qualcomm-based Android devices, including Google Nexus 5X and 6P. An attacker with local user privileges can trigger this vulnerability via a crafted IOCTL_KGSL_PERFCOUNTER_QUERY ioctl call. This can lead to a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow, incorrect memory allocation) and potentially other unspecified impacts, with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or KEV listing, though it has received some community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 3.0, <= 3.19.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:nexus_5x_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:nexus_6p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.21%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
10.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0021 is in the 38th percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

googlepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

codeaurora.org / cgit/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
source.android.com / security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html
PatchVendor Advisory
codeaurora.org / buffer-overflow-adreno-gpu-msm-driver-cve-2016-2062
Broken Link
securitytracker.com / id/1035766
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry