CVE-2016-10234
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn information disclosure vulnerability in the Qualcomm IPA driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-34390017. References: QC-CR#1069060.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAn information disclosure vulnerability exists in the Qualcomm IPA (Internet Protocol Adapter) driver within the Android kernel. The vulnerability allows a local attacker to potentially access sensitive information due to improper handling in the IPA driver. The CVSS vector suggests local attack vector with low complexity.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm device uses a Qualcomm chipsetCheck the device specifications or use commands like 'cat /proc/cpuinfo' to identify the processor manufacturer. This vulnerability exists in the Qualcomm IPA (Internet Protocol Adapter) driver, so it only affects devices with Qualcomm components.Affected if The device does not use a Qualcomm processor - the vulnerability is in a Qualcomm-specific driver.
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Check the Android security patch levelGo to Settings > About Phone > Security Patch Level on the device, or use 'adb shell settings get secure android.security_patch' to retrieve the patch date.Affected if The security patch level is earlier than the date when this Qualcomm fix (QC-CR#1069060) was incorporated, which varies by device manufacturer.
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Verify the kernel versionUse 'adb shell uname -r' or check the kernel version displayed in Settings > About Phone > Kernel Version.Affected if The kernel version is older and predates the Qualcomm driver updates containing the fix for this issue.
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Confirm the IPA driver presenceUse 'adb shell ls /dev/ipa' or check for the IPA driver module via 'adb shell lsmod | grep ipa' if module loading is supported on the device.Affected if The IPA driver is present and the device has not received the specific Qualcomm driver update.
A user is affected if they are running any unpatched Android version on a Qualcomm-based device where the IPA driver has not been updated to include the fix for QC-CR#1069060.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the latest Android security patches and firmware updates from device manufacturers that include the fix for QC-CR#1069060. The vulnerability is addressed through kernel and driver updates from Qualcomm.
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- Testing12.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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