CVE-2016-2065

Name: CVE-2016-2065
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2016-08-07T21:59:07.66+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.8/10EPSS 1.43%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-2065 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. sound/soc/msm/qdsp6v2/msm-audio-effects-q6-v2.c in the MSM QDSP6 audio driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that makes an ioctl call triggering incorrect use of a parameters pointer.. EPSS estimates a 1.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

sound/soc/msm/qdsp6v2/msm-audio-effects-q6-v2.c in the MSM QDSP6 audio driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that makes an ioctl call triggering incorrect use of a parameters pointer.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.43%

69.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 3.0, <= 3.19.8

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92376Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://us.codeaurora.org/cgit/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=775fca8289eff931f91ff6e8c36cf2034ba59e88Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.codeaurora.org/multiple-vulnerabilities-msm-qdsp6-audio-driver-allow-kernel-memory-corruption-cve-2016-2064-cveBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92376Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://us.codeaurora.org/cgit/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=775fca8289eff931f91ff6e8c36cf2034ba59e88Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.codeaurora.org/multiple-vulnerabilities-msm-qdsp6-audio-driver-allow-kernel-memory-corruption-cve-2016-2064-cveBroken Link

Timeline

Published: Aug 7, 2016
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-2065?

How severe is CVE-2016-2065?

CVE-2016-2065 has a CVSS score of 7.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2065?

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Source: NVD / NIST