CVE-2016-6692

Description

drivers/video/msm/mdss/mdss_mdp_pp.c in the Qualcomm MDSS driver in Android before 2016-10-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR 1004933.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.19%
Vendor Advisory android.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93330 vdb entry third party advisory
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=0f0e7047d39f9fb3a1a7f389918ff79cdb4a50b3 issue tracking patch
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6692?
CVE-2016-6692 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6692?
To fix CVE-2016-6692, 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-2016-6692 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-6692 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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