CVE-2016-2066

Description

Integer signedness error in the MSM QDSP6 audio driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allows attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted application that makes an ioctl call.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.28%
Vendor Advisory android.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.codeaurora.org/multiple-vulnerabilities-msm-qdsp6-audio-driver-allow-kernel-memory-corruption-cve-2016-2064-cve broken link
https://us.codeaurora.org/cgit/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=775fca8289eff931f91ff6e8c36cf2034ba59e88 patch mailing list third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91046 third party advisory vdb entry
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2066?
CVE-2016-2066 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2066?
To fix CVE-2016-2066, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-2066 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-2066 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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