CVE-2016-10417 Race condition in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear

High 8.1 Published 18 Apr 2018 Updated 17 Sep 2024

A time-of-check time-of-use race condition in Qualcomm QTEE allows attackers to bypass access controls and potentially execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.

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-2016-10417?

CVE-2016-10417 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Ipq4019 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 Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, and Snapdragon Wear IPQ4019, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9625, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9645, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 800, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, and SDX20, in QTEE, a TOCTOU vulnerability exists due to improper access control.

Weakness: CWE-362, CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10417?

It affects 32 products.

Products include Qualcomm Ipq4019 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9625 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9635m Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware and 26 more.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10417?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10417 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-10417 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10417 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Ipq4019 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6p35-v9cg-v535.