CVE-2016-2066

Integer signedness error in the MSM QDSP6 audio driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in...

7.8 High

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.38%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2016-2066
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-2066
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-3171 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-3171
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-92gv-9r9q-6vxp 7.8

Integer signedness error in the MSM QDSP6 audio driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in...

Record: GHSA-92gv-9r9q-6vxp
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

linux kernel

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-2066 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Linux Kernel, published June 13, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.38%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.