CVE-2016-10406 Information disclosure in Snapdragon Mobile

High 7.5 Published 18 Apr 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

An attacker can read kernel memory addresses via debug logs in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware, bypassing kptr_restrict protections.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2016-10406?

CVE-2016-10406 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, published on 18 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile MDM9650, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 410/12, SD 430, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, and SD 835, while printing debug message of a pointer in wlan_qmi_err_cb, the real kernel address will be printed regardless of the kptr_restrict system settings.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10406?

It affects 19 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 212 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 410 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 412 Firmware and 13 more.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10406?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10406 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-10406 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10406 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j5xp-cqqg-c5jq.