CVE-2016-6696

Name: CVE-2016-6696
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2016-10-10T11:00:12.777+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 0.95%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-6696 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. sound/soc/msm/qdsp6v2/msm-ds2-dap-config.c in a Qualcomm QDSP6v2 driver in Android before 2016-10-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large negative value for the data length, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR 1041130.. EPSS estimates a 0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

sound/soc/msm/qdsp6v2/msm-ds2-dap-config.c in a Qualcomm QDSP6v2 driver in Android before 2016-10-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large negative value for the data length, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR 1041130.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

0.95%

56.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Android	<= 7.0

References

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93330Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=c3c9341bfdf93606983f893a086cb33a487306e5Issue Tracking, Patch
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93330Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=c3c9341bfdf93606983f893a086cb33a487306e5Issue Tracking, Patch

Timeline

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-6696?

How severe is CVE-2016-6696?

Severity scoring for CVE-2016-6696 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 0.95% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6696?

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Source: NVD / NIST