Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel
CVE-2016-2065
sound/soc/msm/qdsp6v2/msm-audio-effects-q6-v2.c in the MSM QDSP6 audio driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that makes an ioctl call triggering incorrect use of a parameters pointer.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.codeaurora.org/multiple-vulnerabilities-msm-qdsp6-audio-driver-allow-kernel… (Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92376 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- us.codeaurora.org/cgit/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/ (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2065?
- CVE-2016-2065 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-08-07.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2065?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-2065 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.