CVE-2016-10230 Code injection in Android

What is CVE-2016-10230?

CVE-2016-10230 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Google Android, published on 4 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A remote code execution vulnerability in the Qualcomm crypto driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-34389927. References: QC-CR#1091408.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10230?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10230?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10230 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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Is CVE-2016-10230 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10230 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-r24v-6vx7-6v3q.