CVE-2016-10225

Public Exploit

Description

The sunxi-debug driver in Allwinner 3.4 legacy kernel for H3, A83T and H8 devices allows local users to gain root privileges by sending "rootmydevice" to /proc/sunxi_debug/sunxi_debug.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.06% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory armbian.com Third-Party Advisory whitequark.org Third-Party Advisory rapid7.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/16 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/9 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93442 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/local/allwinner_backdoor third party advisory exploit
https://forum.armbian.com/index.php?/topic/1108-security-alert-for-allwinner-sun8i-h3a83th8/ third party advisory mailing list
https://irclog.whitequark.org/linux-sunxi/2016-04-29#16314390 issue tracking third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-10225?
CVE-2016-10225 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-10225?
To fix CVE-2016-10225, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-10225 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-10225 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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