CVE-2016-8438 is a critical integer overflow vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel (version 3.18) within Android devices. This flaw creates a Time-of-Check-to-Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition, potentially allowing an attacker to bypass Peripheral Image Loader (PIL) authentication. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it is highly severe, requiring no user interaction or privileges, and could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical nature, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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