PT-2017-1221

CVE-2016-8415

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Published

2017-01-12

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Updated

2017-01-18

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CVSS 2.0
7.6
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions Kernel-3.10 through Kernel-3.18
Description An elevation of privilege issue in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver could allow a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process.
Recommendations For versions Kernel-3.10 through Kernel-3.18, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue, as referenced by Android ID: A-31750554. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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