CVE-2016-5856

Description

Drivers/soc/qcom/spcom.c in the Qualcomm SPCom driver in the Android kernel 2017-03-05 allows local users to gain privileges, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5857.

Category

7.0
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory android.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968 vdb entry third party advisory
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=0c0622914ba53cdcb6e79e85f64bfdf7762c0368 issue tracking third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5856?
CVE-2016-5856 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5856?
To fix CVE-2016-5856, 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-2016-5856 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-5856 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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