PT-2017-1006

CVE-2016-8434

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Published

2017-01-12

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Updated

2017-01-18

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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 Kernel-3.10
Description An elevation of privilege issue in the Qualcomm GPU driver could allow a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue 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. The vulnerability is related to inadequate access control in the Qualcomm GPU driver.
Recommendations For Android version Kernel-3.10, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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