CVE-2016-10298

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Android kernel

Description: The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Qualcomm closed source components, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges. This vulnerability is associated with insufficient access control in the Android operating system.

Recommendations: For Android kernel, apply the fix for the elevation of privilege vulnerability as described in the Android security bulletin. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.