01 Record

CVE-2015-8944

The ioresources_init function in kernel/resource.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 6 and 7 (2013) devices, uses weak permissions for /proc/iomem, which

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: google_android

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

The ioresources_init function in kernel/resource.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 6 and 7 (2013) devices, uses weak permissions for /proc/iomem, which

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.58% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 47.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2016-08-06 10:00Z10 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 08:36Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-06-24

Assigning CNA

google_android

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

003f43198048e22e97aba7044e507604d0e21b3c791b4097ecabb6ac5016cb17

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

googleandroidNot specified—

linuxlinux_kernelNot specified—

06 References

source.android.comhttp://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
www.openwall.com[kernel-hardening] 20160406 Re: [PATCH] KERNEL: resource: Fix bug on leakage in /proc/iomem filehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/kernel-hardening/2016/04/06/22mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
source.codeaurora.orghttps://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=e758417e7c31b975c862aa55d0ceef28f3cc9104x_refsource_CONFIRM
www.securityfocus.com92222http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92222vdb-entryx_refsource_BID