CVE-2016-6693

Description

sound/soc/msm/qdsp6v2/msm-ds2-dap-config.c in a Qualcomm QDSP6v2 driver in Android before 2016-10-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via an invalid data length, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR 1027585.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.22%
Vendor Advisory android.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93330 third party advisory vdb entry
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html vendor advisory
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=ac328eb631fa74a63d5d2583e6bfeeb5a7a2df65 patch issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6693?
CVE-2016-6693 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6693?
To fix CVE-2016-6693, 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-2016-6693 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-6693 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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