# CVE-2016-5864: In an audio driver function in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, some parameters are from user

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-08-16 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

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

## Description

In an audio driver function in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, some parameters are from userspace, and if they are set to a large value, integer overflow is possible followed by buffer overflow. In another function, a missing check for a lower bound may result in an out of bounds memory access.

## 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.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=cbc21ceb69cb7bca0643423a7ca982abce3ce50a
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623

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