CVE-2016-10225 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Allwinner	A83t H3 H8 Linux-3.4-sunxi

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:allwinner:linux-3.4-sunxi:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:h:allwinner:a83t:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:allwinner:h3:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:allwinner:h8:-:::::::*

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References

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

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-27T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:14:42.909Z

Reserved: 2017-02-15T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-10225

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-27T17:59:00.383

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-10225

Redhat

No data.

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