CVE-2016-10442

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-04-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-284

Description

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile MDM9640, SDM630, MSM8976, MSM8937, SDM845, MSM8976, and MSM8952, when running module or kernel code with improper access control allowing writing to arbitrary regions of memory, the user may utilize this vector to alter module executable code.

Affected products

Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Msm8937 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Msm8952 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Msm8976 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sdm630 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sdm845 Firmware: all versions

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01

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