PT-2016-3164

CVE-2017-8255

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Published

2016-10-13

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Updated

2017-08-23

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CVSS 2.0
9.3
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions (affected versions not specified)
Description The issue is caused by an integer overflow in the Android operating system loader from the CAF repository. This can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the kernel. The vulnerability affects Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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