CVE-2016-10225
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 27, 2017 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:39 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorLinux 3.4-sunxiH8A83T
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
The sunxi-debug driver in Allwinner 3.4 legacy kernel for H3, A83T and H8 devices allows local users to gain root privileges by sending "rootmydevice" to /proc/sunxi_debug/sunxi_debug.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
All versions
allwinner-a83t (environment) · allwinner-h3 (environment) · allwinner-h8 (environment)
A83T· Allwinnerdevice
80%All versions
H3· Allwinnerdevice
80%All versions
H8· Allwinnerdevice
80%All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/16Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/9VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93442x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://forum.armbian.com/index.php?/topic/1108-security-alert-for-allwinner-sun8i-h3a83th8/x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://irclog.whitequark.org/linux-sunxi/2016-04-29#16314390x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/local/allwinner_backdoorCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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