CVE-2016-10439: qualcomm, inc. snapdragon automobile, snapdragon mobile Race Condition
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-10439 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Race Condition vulnerability in qualcomm, inc. snapdragon automobile, snapdragon mobile. EPSS estimates a 0.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 18-04-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile and Snapdragon Mobile SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 820, and SD 820A, there is a TOCTOU vulnerability in the input validation for bulletin_board_read syscall. A pointer dereference is being validated without promising the pointer hasn't been changed by the HLOS program.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
0.76%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
55%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.03 pp
From 0.73% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.
- CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceThe product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
Affected systems
Qualcomm8 products
Qualcomm, inc.1 product
- snapdragon automobile, snapdragon mobileSD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 820, SD 820A
2 vendors · 9 products