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CVE-2016-0821 Details

Description

The LIST_POISON feature in include/linux/poison.h in the Linux kernel before 4.3, as used in Android 6.0.1 before 2016-03-01, does not properly consider the relationship to the mmap_min_addr value, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass a poison-pointer protection mechanism by triggering the use of an uninitialized list entry, aka Android internal bug 26186802, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3636.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8a5e5e02fc83aaf67053ab53b359af08c6c49aaf	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8a5e5e02fc83aaf67053ab53b359af08c6c49aaf	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-03-01.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/02/6	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84260	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8a5e5e02fc83aaf67053ab53b359af08c6c49aaf	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8a5e5e02fc83aaf67053ab53b359af08c6c49aaf	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-03-01.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/02/6	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84260	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-908	Use of Uninitialized Resource	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	< 4.3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
google android	6.0.1
CPE cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 31, 2022	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Dec 1, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 21, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Mar 21, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]