CVE-2016-8433

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek driver, which could allow a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This problem is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.