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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-0844

The Qualcomm RF driver in Android 6.x before 2016-04-01 does not properly restrict access to socket ioctl calls, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26324307.

HIGH 8.4EPSS 0.22%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The Qualcomm RF driver in Android 6.x before 2016-04-01 does not properly restrict access to socket ioctl calls, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26324307.

CVSS 3.0
8.4 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.22% probability · 12th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-264
Affected
google/android
Source
security@android.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.