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CVE-2015-9016

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-9016 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in the Android kernel's block multi-queue (blk-mq) subsystem, specifically within the blk_mq_tag_to_rq function in blk-mq.c. This flaw, caused by a race condition when a request is freed prematurely, could allow a local attacker to achieve escalation of privilege. With a CVSS v3.0 score of 7.0 (HIGH), exploitation requires local access and high attack complexity, but could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known public exploit code, active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.0HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.15%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
4.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0015 is in the 19th percentile among its peer group of 1,523 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.1 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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googlepatch availablevia nvd_reference
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-9016Moderate

kernel: Race condition in block/blk-mq.c:blk_mq_tag_to_rq() can lead to kernel oops

Aug 9, 2015

References

github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/0048b4837affd153897ed1222283492070027aa9
PatchVendor Advisory
source.android.com / security/bulletin/2018-02-01
PatchVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4187