Information Leak and Buffer Overflow while Post Processing the Frame in msm_cpp Driver (CVE-2016-8413)
Release Date:
April 17, 2017
Affected Projects:
Android for MSMFirefox OS for MSMQRD Android
Advisory ID:
QCIR-2017-00013-1
CVE ID(s):
Summary:
The following security vulnerabilities have been identified: CVE-2016-8413 When processing the VIDIOC_MSM_CPP_DEQUEUE_STREAM_BUFF_INFO ioctl data bytes of the uninitialized identity variable can be leaked to user space or a buffer overflow can occur.
Access Vector: Local
Security Risk: Medium
Access Vector: Local
Affected Versions:
All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel
Patch:
We advise customers to apply the following patches:
Individual Patches
Acknowledgement:
This issue was reported to Google by an external security researcher. Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. (QuIC) thanks Google for bringing this issue to QuIC’s attention.
Revisions:
Initial revision
Contact:
security-advisory@quicinc.com