# CVE-2016-4038: Other in n/a

> A local attacker can exploit an array index error in the Samsung Android kernel camera driver, potentially causing unspecified impacts.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Feb 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hv9v-4hr7-x39p

## What is CVE-2016-4038?

CVE-2016-4038 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Array index error in the msm_sensor_config function in kernel/SM-G9008V_CHN_KK_Opensource/Kernel/drivers/media/platform/msm/camera_v2/sensor/msm_sensor.c in Samsung devices with Android KK(4.4) or L and an APQ8084, MSM8974, or MSM8974pro chipset allows local users to have unspecified impact via the gpio_config.gpio_name value.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4038?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Samsung Samsung Mobile.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-4038?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4038 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-4038 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4038 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-9139](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9139/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-9143](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9143/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-5538](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5538/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-9965](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9965/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-9966](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9966/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-4038 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-4038 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4038 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4038/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4038/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4038
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4038
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4038

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