CVE-2016-2061 is an integer signedness error in the MSM V4L2 video driver within the Linux kernel 3.x, specifically impacting Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk. An attacker could exploit this flaw via a crafted application to trigger an msm_isp_axi_create_stream call, leading to an array overflow and memory corruption, ultimately allowing for privilege escalation or a denial of service. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has received some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.0, <= 3.19.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.