PT-2016-4067 · Qualcomm+1 · Qualcomm Sound Driver+1

Dongdong She + 2 · Published 2016-10-10 · Updated 2016-11-28 · CVE-2015-8951

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to 2016-10-05

Description The issue is related to multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the Qualcomm sound driver. These vulnerabilities allow attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application. The estimated number of potentially affected devices is not specified.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2016-10-05, update to a version released after 2016-10-05 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the sound driver to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-8951

Affected Products

Android

Qualcomm Sound Driver

References · 4

• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8951 · Security Note
• https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=ccff36b07bfc49efc77b9f1b55ed2bf0900b1d5b · Patch
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93317 · Note