CVE-2016-10493

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-119

Description

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, and Snapdragon Wear MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9645, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, and SDX20, NPA routines on the rootPD that handle resource requests remoted over QDI may not validate pointers passed from user space which may result in guest OS memory corruption.

Affected products

Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Mdm9635M Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Mdm9645 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Mdm9655 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Msm8909W Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 212 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 415 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 425 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 430 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 450 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 617 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 625 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 650 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 652 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 808 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 810 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 820 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 820A Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 835 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 845 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 850 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sdx20 Firmware: all versions

References

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