Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 12, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-8438
CVE-2016-8438
Description
Integer overflow leading to a TOCTOU condition in hypervisor PIL. An integer overflow exposes a race condition that may be used to bypass (Peripheral Image Loader) PIL authentication. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel 3.18. Android ID: A-31624565. References: QC-CR#1023638.
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References
2- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95227nvd
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