CVE-2015-9016

Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-04-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

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.

Affected products

Android: all versions

References

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0048b4837affd153897ed1222283492070027aa9
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-02-01
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0048b4837affd153897ed1222283492070027aa9
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-02-01
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187

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