High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Sep 25, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-5868

Description

drivers/net/ethernet/msm/rndis_ipa.c in the Qualcomm networking driver in Android allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application compromising a privileged process.

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Affected products

Google/Android2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=8.0
- (no CPE)
Qualcomm/Android kernelllm-fuzzy

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01nvdPatchVendor Advisory
source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-4.4/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/98197nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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