CVE-2016-5853

HIGH

Qualcomm Audio Driver - Code Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In an audio driver in all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, when a sanity check encounters a length value not in the correct range, an error message is printed, but code execution continues in the same way as for a correct length value.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98178

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 21.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (2)
google/android
Qualcomm, Inc./All Qualcomm products All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel
Published Aug 16, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026