CVE-2016-10225
The sunxi-debug driver in Allwinner 3.4 legacy kernel for H3, A83T and H8 devices allows local...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-10225- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-10225- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-1410 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-1410- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ggc4-9j9q-pqcp
The sunxi-debug driver in Allwinner 3.4 legacy kernel for H3, A83T and H8 devices allows local...
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.
- Record
GHSA-ggc4-9j9q-pqcp- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Allwinner 3.4 Legacy Kernel Local Privilege Escalation | 2016-04-30 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-10225 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Allwinner Linux-3.4-sunxi, published March 27, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.95%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/16
securityfocus.com/bid/93442
rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/local/allwinner_backdoor
forum.armbian.com/index.php?/topic/1108-security-alert-for-allwinner-sun8i-h3a83th8/
irclog.whitequark.org/linux-sunxi/2016-04-29
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10225
github.com/advisories/GHSA-ggc4-9j9q-pqcp