HIGH
The Qualcomm RF driver in Android 6.x before 2016-04-01 does not properly restrict access to socket ioctl calls, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26324307
Published Apr 18, 2016
8.4
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.22%
Description
The Qualcomm RF driver in Android 6.x before 2016-04-01 does not properly restrict access to socket ioctl calls, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26324307.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.4 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.22% 0.00217
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00217
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.22% (0.00217) | 10.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.22% (0.00217) | 12.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.02% (0.00016) | 1.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 23.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 21.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 19.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/sepolicy/+/57531cacb40682be4b1189c721fd1e7f25bf3786 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/sepolicy/+/57531cacb40682be4b1189c721fd1e7f25bf3786 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner google_android
Published Apr 18, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Dec 16, 2015
Link CVE-2016-0844
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a