CVE-2016-5346

Public Exploit

Description

An Information Disclosure vulnerability exists in the Google Pixel/Pixel SL Qualcomm Avtimer Driver due to a NULL pointer dereference when processing an accept system call by the user process on AF_MSM_IPC sockets, which could let a local malicious user obtain sensitive information (Android Bug ID A-32551280).

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory securitytracker.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory android.com Third-Party Advisory codeaurora.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97371 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 third party advisory vdb entry
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=6298a474322fb2182f795a622b2faa64abfd8474 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/ele7enxxh/poc-exp/tree/master/CVE-2016-5346 third party advisory exploit
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.html third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5346?
CVE-2016-5346 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5346?
To fix CVE-2016-5346, 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-2016-5346 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-5346 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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