What is CVE-2016-10242?

CVE-2016-10242 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-05-16.

How severe is CVE-2016-10242?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-10242

A time-of-check time-of-use race condition could potentially exist in the secure file system in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

Published 2017-05-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (30.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Qualcomm, Inc. All Qualcomm Products — versions All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/98555 (vdb-entry)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10242?: CVE-2016-10242 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-05-16.
How severe is CVE-2016-10242?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.