CVE-2016-6692

Critical

Published: 10/10/2016(UTC)Translated: 14/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

The Qualcomm MDSS driver in Android before 2016-10-05 has a vulnerability that allows attackers to cause a denial of service through invalid pointer access. It may also lead to unspecified other impacts.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability can lead to system disruption, affecting the availability of services within the organization. Attackers may exploit this flaw to destabilize the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android system to a version after 2016-10-05 to eliminate this vulnerability. Additionally, systems should be monitored for unauthorized access attempts.

Original NVD description (English source)

drivers/video/msm/mdss/mdss_mdp_pp.c in the Qualcomm MDSS driver in Android before 2016-10-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR 1004933.