CVE-2016-8463 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability within the Qualcomm FUSE file system, affecting Android devices running Linux Kernel versions 3.10 and 3.18. A remote attacker could exploit this by providing a specially crafted file, leading to a device hang or reboot. This vulnerability is rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), requiring user interaction (UI:R) for a local attack (AV:L) to achieve high availability impact (A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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