CVE-2017-0796

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android kernel

Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek auxadc driver, which is associated with inadequate access control. This could allow a remote attacker to elevate their privileges.

Recommendations For Android kernel, consider restricting access to the MediaTek auxadc driver until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.