High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 4, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-5870
CVE-2016-5870
Description
The msm_ipc_router_close function in net/ipc_router/ipc_router_socket.c in the ipc_router component for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allow attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering failure of an accept system call for an AF_MSM_IPC socket.
Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-3.18/commit/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97414nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.codeaurora.org/null-pointer-dereference-when-processing-accept-system-call-user-process-afmsmipc-sockets-cve-2016nvdBroken Link
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