CVE-2016-10239 Integer overflow in All Qualcomm Products
An integer overflow in the Android kernel allows bypassing TrustZone access controls, potentially leading to buffer overflows and privilege escalation.
- 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-2016-10239?
CVE-2016-10239 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
In TrustZone access control policy may potentially be bypassed in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel due to improper input validation an integer overflow vulnerability leading to a buffer overflow could potentially occur and a buffer over-read vulnerability could potentially occur.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10239?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10239?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10239 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-10239 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10239 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2w35-4j48-pw23.