The kbase_dispatch function in arm/t7xx/r5p0/mali_kbase_core_linux.c in the GPU driver on Samsung devices with M(6.0) and N(7.0) software an
The kbase_dispatch function in arm/t7xx/r5p0/mali_kbase_core_linux.c in the GPU driver on Samsung devices with M(6.0) and N(7.0) software and Exynos AP chipsets allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, which trigger an out-of-bounds read, aka SVE-2016-6362.
- Published
- Mar 23, 2017
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.9% · 87th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-125
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Action score
40
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.9%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| samsung | samsung mobile | cpe:2.3:o:samsung:samsung_mobile |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- samsung samsung mobile6.0
- samsung samsung mobile7.0
Same product
samsung: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2018-9139On Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software, a buffer overflow in the vision service allows code execution in a privileged process via a 40Plan
- CVE-2016-9967Lack of appropriate exception handling in some receivers of the Telecom application on Samsung Note devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(740Plan
- CVE-2016-9966Lack of appropriate exception handling in some receivers of the Telecom application on Samsung Note devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(740Plan
- CVE-2016-9965Lack of appropriate exception handling in some receivers of the Telecom application on Samsung Note devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(740Plan
- CVE-2018-5210On Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software and Exynos chipsets, attackers can conduct a Trustlet stack overflow attack for arbitrary TEE33Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds ReadCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-JAN-2017
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/19/3
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/20/2
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95674
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.