CVE-2016-5343

Name: CVE-2016-5343
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2016-10-10T10:59:46.2+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 3.30%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-5343 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. drivers/soc/qcom/qdsp6v2/voice_svc.c in the QDSP6v2 Voice Service 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 (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a write request, as demonstrated by a voice_svc_send_req buffer overflow.. EPSS estimates a 3.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

drivers/soc/qcom/qdsp6v2/voice_svc.c in the QDSP6v2 Voice Service 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 (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a write request, as demonstrated by a voice_svc_send_req buffer overflow.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability

3.30%

86.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

Affected Software

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

References

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93330Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=6927e2e0af4dcac357be86ba563c9ae12354bb08Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.codeaurora.org/multiple-memory-corruption-issues-write-operation-qdsp6v2-voice-service-driver-cve-2016-5343Broken Link
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93330Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=6927e2e0af4dcac357be86ba563c9ae12354bb08Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.codeaurora.org/multiple-memory-corruption-issues-write-operation-qdsp6v2-voice-service-driver-cve-2016-5343Broken Link

Timeline

Published: Oct 10, 2016
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-5343?

How severe is CVE-2016-5343?

CVE-2016-5343 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 3.30% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5343?

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Source: NVD / NIST