CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-5857

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Qualcomm SPCom driver in Android before 7.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel via a crafted application.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to local users gaining control over the operating system, posing a serious threat to data security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Android to version 7.0 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Qualcomm SPCom driver in Android before 7.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 34386529 and Qualcomm internal bug CR#1094140.

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