What is CVE-2016-5853?

CVE-2016-5853 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, classified as a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control flaw (CWE-264). CVE-2016-5853 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-5853?

CVE-2016-5853 has a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-5853?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2016-5853. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2016-5853 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-5853 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control (CWE-264)?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

CVE-2016-5853

High

In an audio driver in all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, when a sanity check encounters a length value not in the correct range, an error message is printed, but code execution continues in the same way as for a correct length value.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2017-08-16

Last modified 2026-05-13

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

7.0

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-264

CVE-2016-5853 is a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control vulnerability

What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2016-5853 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98178

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Codeaurora
https://www.codeaurora.org/detection-error-condition-without-proper-action-msmds2dapparamvisualizercontrolget-cve-2016-5853
Kernel patch commit
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=a8f3b894de319718aecfc2ce9c691514696805be
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2016-5853

Severity High

CVSS score 7.0 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2017-08-16

Modified 2026-05-13

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5853?

CVE-2016-5853 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10 , classified as a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control flaw (CWE-264) . CVE-2016-5853 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-5853?

CVE-2016-5853 has a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-5853?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2016-5853. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2016-5853 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2016-5853 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control (CWE-264)?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. View CWE-264 on MITRE CWE →