VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-5856
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.
HIGH 7.0EPSS 0.59%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.59% probability · 46th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · google/android
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01Vendor Advisory
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=0c0622914ba53cdcb6e79e85f64bfdf7762c0368Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01Vendor Advisory
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=0c0622914ba53cdcb6e79e85f64bfdf7762c0368Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.