CVE-2016-5862

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5862
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-08-16 15:29:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-20 12:58:00 UTC
DescriptionWhen a control related to codec is issued from userspace in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, the type casting is done to the container structure instead of the codec's individual structure, resulting in a device restart after kernel crash occurs.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-264

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Google Android All All All All
Operating System Google Android All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Android Security Bulletin—May 2017  |  Android Open Source Project CONFIRM source.android.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
kernel/msm-4.4 - Unnamed repository MISC source.codeaurora.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Google Android Qualcomm Sound Codec Driver CVE-2016-5862 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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