CVE-2016-1496 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a system crash on Huawei P8 smartphones via a crafted application exploiting a semaphore deadlock in the graphics 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-2016-1496?
CVE-2016-1496 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Apr 2016. 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
The graphics driver in Huawei P8 smartphones with software GRA-TL00 before GRA-TL00C01B230, GRA-CL00 before GRA-CL00C92B230, GRA-CL10 before GRA-CL10C92B230, GRA-UL00 before GRA-UL00C00B230, and GRA-UL10 before GRA-UL10C00B230 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application, aka a "semaphore deadlock issue."
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1496?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei P8 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1496?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1496 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-2016-1496 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1496 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xxx4-4fcv-w56c.