CVE-2016-3893

low-risk

Published 2016-09-11

The wcdcal_hwdep_ioctl_shared function in sound/soc/codecs/wcdcal-hwdep.c in the Qualcomm sound codec in Android before 2016-09-05 on Nexus 6P devices does not properly copy firmware data, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 29512527 and Qualcomm internal bug CR856400.

Do I need to act?

0.11% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.5/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Android

Affected Vendors

Google

References (8)

Vendor Advisory http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92884

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763

Issue Tracking https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=a7a6ddc91cce7ad...

Vendor Advisory http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92884

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763

Issue Tracking https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=a7a6ddc91cce7ad...

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low-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal