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
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://www.codeaurora.org/detection-error-condition-without-proper-action-msmds2dapparamvisualizercontrolget-cve-2016-5853
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=a8f3b894de319718aecfc2ce9c691514696805be
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