Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-3893

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - The wcdcalhwdepioctlshared function in sound/soc/codecs/wcdcal-hwdep.c in the Qualcomm sound codec in Android before 2016-09-05 on Nexus 6P devices does not...

CVE-2016-3893

CVE-2016-3893 affects the Qualcomm sound codec on Android devices (Nexus 6P) prior to 2016-09-05. The vulnerability lies in the wcdcal_hwdep_ioctl_shared function in sound/soc/codecs/wcdcal-hwdep.c, which does not properly copy firmware data, enabling a crafted application to cause information di...