Vulnerability in Allwinner (CVE-2016-10225)
Summary
Vulnerability in Allwinner (CVE-2016-10225). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2016-10225 has been found in Allwinner.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Allwinner CVE-2016-10225" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2016-10225 (Allwinner) — CWE-264 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-264) exists in Allwinner.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Allwinner.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Allwinner' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Allwinner' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Allwinnerを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory openwall.com
- advisory securityfocus.com
- advisory forum.armbian.com
- advisory irclog.whitequark.org
- exploit rapid7.com
- patch openwall.com