PT-2016-5690
CVE-2016-3858
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Published
2016-09-11
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Updated
2017-08-13
Description by
CVSS 2.0
9.3
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Android versions prior to 2016-09-05 on Nexus 5X and 6P devices
Description
A buffer overflow issue exists in the Qualcomm subsystem driver, specifically in the drivers/soc/qcom/subsystem restart.c file. This issue can be exploited by attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that provides a long string.
Recommendations
For Android versions prior to 2016-09-05 on Nexus 5X and 6P devices, update to a version released after 2016-09-05 to resolve the issue.
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