CVE-2016-10442 Privilege escalation in Snapdragon Mobile
Improper access control in Qualcomm Snapdragon kernel modules allows attackers to write to arbitrary memory and alter executable code, leading to privilege escalation.
- 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-2016-10442?
CVE-2016-10442 is a critical vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9640 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 MDM9640, SDM630, MSM8976, MSM8937, SDM845, MSM8976, and MSM8952, when running module or kernel code with improper access control allowing writing to arbitrary regions of memory, the user may utilize this vector to alter module executable code.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10442?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8937 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8952 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8976 Firmware, Qualcomm Sdm630 Firmware and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10442?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10442 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-10442 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10442 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware
- CVE-2016-10419 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Mobile
- CVE-2016-10486 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile
- CVE-2017-18137 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Mobile
- CVE-2019-2316 Use after free in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3mj2-f6g2-rqg9.