High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 8, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-9120

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.

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Affected products

Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=3.14,<3.16.40
- (no CPE)range: <4.6

Patches

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References

git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9590232bb4f4cc824f3425a6e1349afbe6d6d2b7nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94669nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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