CVE-2016-10237 Security feature bypass in All Qualcomm Products
A flaw in Qualcomm Android kernels allows shared memory to be incorrectly treated as secure, bypassing memory protection mechanisms.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-10237?
CVE-2016-10237 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 16 May 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
If shared content protection memory were passed as the secure camera memory buffer by the HLOS to a trusted application (TA) in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, the TA would not detect an issue and it would be treated as secure memory.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10237?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10237?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10237 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-10237 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10237 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cc87-pxwp-pg8r.