PT-2016-4995

CVE-2016-2066

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Published

2015-06-03

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Updated

2020-08-06

Description by

CVSS 3.1
7.8
High
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions 3.x
Description The issue is related to an integer signedness error in the MSM QDSP6 audio driver. This error can be exploited by attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service, resulting in memory corruption. The exploitation is possible via a crafted application that makes an ioctl call.
Recommendations For Linux kernel version 3.x, update to a version that includes a fix for the integer signedness error in the MSM QDSP6 audio driver.
Exploitability
Fix
Impacts
Researchers
Vendors
Affected products
Related identifiers
ALT-PU-2015-1485
ALT-PU-2015-1849
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