CVE-2016-10292 Denial of service in Android
A proximate attacker can cause a denial of service in the Android Wi-Fi subsystem via a vulnerability in the Qualcomm driver.
- 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-2016-10292?
CVE-2016-10292 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 12 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
A denial of service vulnerability in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver could enable a proximate attacker to cause a denial of service in the Wi-Fi subsystem. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote denial of service. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-34514463. References: QC-CR#1065466.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10292?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10292?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10292 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-10292 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10292 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-frfj-v47j-qf7r.