Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 11, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-3893
CVE-2016-3893
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
4- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92884nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763nvd
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