Security Advisory
CVE-2016-3893
5.5
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Description
The wcdcal_hwdep_ioctl_shared function in sound/soc/codecs/wcdcal-hwdep.c in the Qualcomm sound codec in Android before 2016-09-05 on Nexus 6P devices does not properly copy firmware data, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 29512527 and Qualcomm internal bug CR856400.
Published Date
September 11, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory