CVE-2016-10297 Race condition in All Qualcomm products

What is CVE-2016-10297?

CVE-2016-10297 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Jun 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 in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a Time-of-Check Time-of-Use Race Condition vulnerability could potentially exist.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10297?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10297?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10297 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-10297 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10297 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-h32q-f4qx-3487.