CVE-2016-5870
HIGHLinux Kernel 3.0.0-3.19.8 - Denial of Service via AF_MSM_IPC Socket Accept Failure
Title source: llmDescription
The msm_ipc_router_close function in net/ipc_router/ipc_router_socket.c in the ipc_router component for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allow attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering failure of an accept system call for an AF_MSM_IPC socket.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Broken Link x_refsource_confirm
https://www.codeaurora.org/null-pointer-dereference-when-processing-accept-system-call-user-process-afmsmipc-sockets-cve-2016
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97414
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=71fe5361cbef34e2d606b79e8936a910a3e95566
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0039
EPSS Percentile
31.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.0 - 3.19.8
Published
Apr 04, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026