CVE-2016-5862

High

Published: 16/08/2017(UTC)Translated: 15/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

In Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, there is a type casting issue that leads to kernel crashes and device restarts.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may cause unexpected device restarts, affecting service availability and system stability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest version to minimize the risk of this vulnerability.

Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android

CVE-2016-5863High
In an ioctl handler in Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, several sanity checks are missing which can lead to out-of-bounds accesses.

Original NVD description (English source)

When a control related to codec is issued from userspace in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, the type casting is done to the container structure instead of the codec's individual structure, resulting in a device restart after kernel crash occurs.

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