kernel: integer signedness error in the MSM QDSP6 audio driver
Published Jun 13, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.38%
Description
Integer signedness error in the MSM QDSP6 audio driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allows attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted application that makes an ioctl call.
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 3.0 · ≤ 3.19.8
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-alt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-alt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 1.38% (0.01384) | 71.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.38% (0.01384) | 68.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.28% (0.00278) | 49.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00142) | 51.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00142) | 50.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00142) | 48.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91046 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2066 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1868218 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2066
- https://us.codeaurora.org/cgit/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=775fca8289eff931f91ff6e8c36cf2034ba59e88 x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.codeaurora.org/multiple-vulnerabilities-msm-qdsp6-audio-driver-allow-kernel-memory-corruption-cve-2016-2064-cve x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2066
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91046 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2066 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1868218 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2066 | ||
| https://us.codeaurora.org/cgit/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=775fca8289eff931f91ff6e8c36cf2034ba59e88 | x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.codeaurora.org/multiple-vulnerabilities-msm-qdsp6-audio-driver-allow-kernel-memory-corruption-cve-2016-2064-cve | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2066 |
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