CVE-2016-3938

Description

drivers/video/msm/mdss/mdss_mdp_overlay.c in the Qualcomm video driver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, and Android One devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 30019716 and Qualcomm internal bug CR 1049232.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory android.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93336 vdb entry
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=467c81f9736b1ebc8d4ba70f9221bba02425ca10 mitigation patch
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3938?
CVE-2016-3938 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3938?
To fix CVE-2016-3938, 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-2016-3938 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-3938 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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