CVE-2016-5853

In an audio driver in all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel...

7.0 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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.85%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.0

Record: CVE-2016-5853
CVSS 3.0: 7.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.6 HighAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-5853
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-6787 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-6787
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2948-wgj8-jg4r 7.0

In an audio driver in all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel...

Record: GHSA-2948-wgj8-jg4r
CVSS 3.0: 7.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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-2016-5853 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Google Android, published August 16, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.85%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.