CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-5856

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Qualcomm SPCom driver in the Android kernel dated 2017-03-05 has a vulnerability that allows local users to gain elevated privileges. This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5857.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to the system, posing a serious threat to data security and system integrity.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android kernel to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor the system for potential exploitation attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Drivers/soc/qcom/spcom.c in the Qualcomm SPCom driver in the Android kernel 2017-03-05 allows local users to gain privileges, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5857.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS