VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-10439

CVSS score8.1 HIGH

EPSS probability0.76%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-04-18

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile and Snapdragon Mobile SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 820, and SD 820A, there is a TOCTOU vulnerability in the input validation for bulletin_board_read syscall. A pointer dereference is being validated without promising the pointer hasn't been changed by the HLOS program.

Weakness classification

CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Primary references

product-security@qualcomm.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
product-security@qualcomm.com — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory