CVE-2015-9016: google inc. android
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-9016 is a high (CVSS 7.0) vulnerability in google inc. android. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 05-04-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In blk_mq_tag_to_rq in blk-mq.c in the upstream kernel, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition when a request has been previously freed by blk_mq_complete_request. This could lead to local escalation of privilege. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-63083046.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.0HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.0HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.14%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
4%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.14% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access ControlsWeaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.
- CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper SynchronizationThe product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.
Affected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu12 products
- linux< 4.2.0-16.19 | < 4.13.0-16.19
- linux-aws< 4.4.0-1002.2 | < 4.4.0-1001.10 | < 4.15.0-1001.1
- linux-azure< 4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1 | < 4.11.0-1009.9 | < 4.15.0-1002.2
- linux-euclid< 4.4.0-9019.20
- linux-gcp< 4.10.0-1004.4 | < 4.15.0-1001.1
Debian1 product
- linux< 4.2.3-1
Google1 product
- androidna
Google inc.1 product
- androidAndroid kernel
4 vendors · 15 products
References
7 links
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0048b4837affd153897ed1222283492070027aa9X Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory