Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2016-10277
Published: May 12, 2017 / Updated: December 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39040
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10277
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Motorola bootloader could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the bootloader. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-33840490.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2016-10277
Install update from vendor's website.
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
- Exploit #4950 - initroot (Motorola Untethered Jailbreak: Exploiting CVE-2016-10277 for Secure Boot and Device Locking bypass ) (December 18, 2020)
- Exploit #4731 - initroot (Exploiting CVE-2016-10277 for Secure Boot and Device Locking bypass) (October 21, 2020)
- Exploit #3776 - Motorola Bootloader - Kernel Cmdline Injection Secure Boot and Device Locking Bypass (August 9, 2020)