Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 12, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-8463

Description

A denial of service vulnerability in the Qualcomm FUSE file system could enable a remote attacker to use a specially crafted file to cause a device hang or reboot. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote denial of service. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-30786860. References: QC-CR#586855.

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Affected products

Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Google/Androidllm-create2 versions
(expand)+ 1 more
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: Kernel-3.10
Qualcomm/FUSE file systemllm-fuzzy

Patches

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References

source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/95245nvd

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