CVE-2015-7891
mediumpriority · track · 38EPSS 0.007 · 52 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Race condition in the ioctl implementation in the Samsung Graphics 2D driver (aka /dev/fimg2d) in Samsung devices with Android L(5.0/5.1) allows local users to trigger memory errors by leveraging definition of g2d_lock and g2d_unlock lock macros as no-ops, aka SVE-2015-4598.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.4–7
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-38557Samsung fimg2d - FIMG2D_BITBLT_BLIT ioctl Concurrency Flawfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (3)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (15)
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- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134107/Samsung-Fimg2d-FIMG2D_BITBLT_BLIT-Ioctl-Concurrency-Flaw.htmlcnnvd
- http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-OCT-2015cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77335cnnvd
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=492cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38557/cnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134107/Samsung-Fimg2d-FIMG2D_BITBLT_BLIT-Ioctl-Concurrency-Flaw.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-OCT-2015enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77335enisa_euvd
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