CVE-2016-5872 Other in All Qualcomm products
Insufficient validation of QTEE syscall arguments in Qualcomm Android kernels allows attackers to potentially execute 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-2016-5872?
CVE-2016-5872 is a critical vulnerability in Google Android, published on 18 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, arguments to several QTEE syscalls are not properly validated.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5872?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5872?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5872 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-5872 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5872 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fx56-vgv5-wgf4.