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Case File

CVE-2016-9120

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 1.74% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-12-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2016-9120
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
1.74%
Linux Android

Original Filing — NVD Description

Race condition in the ion_ioctl function in drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by calling ION_IOC_FREE on two CPUs at the same time.