CVE-2016-2061
Description
Integer signedness error in the MSM V4L2 video driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allows attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (array overflow and memory corruption) via a crafted application that triggers an msm_isp_axi_create_stream call.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux-kernel | affected | |
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html
- https://us.codeaurora.org/cgit/quic/la//kernel/msm-3.18/commit/id=79db14ca9f791a14be9376a0340ad3b9b9a4d603
- https://www.codeaurora.org/array-overflow-msm-v4l2-video-driver-allows-kernel-memory-corruption-cve-2016-2061
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html
- https://us.codeaurora.org/cgit/quic/la//kernel/msm-3.18/commit/id=79db14ca9f791a14be9376a0340ad3b9b9a4d603
- https://www.codeaurora.org/array-overflow-msm-v4l2-video-driver-allows-kernel-memory-corruption-cve-2016-2061
CWEs
CWE-269
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.