# CVE-2016-5863: In an ioctl handler in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, several sanity checks are missing whi

- 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

In an ioctl handler in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, several sanity checks are missing which can lead to out-of-bounds accesses.

## 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

- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=daf0acd54a6a80de227baef9a06285e4aa5f8c93
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99465

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