# CVE-2016-5862: When a control related to codec is issued from userspace in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android,

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-08-16 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

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

## Description

When a control related to codec is issued from userspace in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, the type casting is done to the container structure instead of the codec's individual structure, resulting in a device restart after kernel crash occurs.

## 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.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98194
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=4199451e83729a3add781eeafaee32994ff65b04
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01

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