PT-2017-1006
CVE-2016-8434
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Published
2017-01-12
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Updated
2017-01-18
Description by
CVSS 2.0
9.3
HighMetricsAV: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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