CVE-2016-3907: An information disclosure vulnerability in Qualcomm components including the GPU driver, power driver, SMSM...

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2016-3907 is a legacy Android information disclosure issue in Qualcomm-related components. A local malicious app could access data beyond its normal permissions, but the public description says exploitation first requires compromising a privileged process, reducing immediate business urgency. Exposure is most likely on older Qualcomm-based Android devices that remain below the 2016-11-05 Android patch level, especially devices using kernel 3.10 or 3.18. Current supported Android fleets are unlikely to remain exposed if vendor security updates are applied. Treat this as a moderate legacy-device risk. It is not supported by the supplied sources as actively exploited, but unpatched Android fleets can create avoidable data exposure. Prioritize remediation where old Qualcomm-based devices still handle business data. Mitigation focus: Update affected Android devices to the 2016-11-05 security patch level or later.; Apply OEM firmware updates that include the Android November 2016 security bulletin fixes.; Retire or isolate unsupported Qualcomm-based Android devices that cannot receive vendor patches..

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Jun 13, 2026, 13:16 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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