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CVE-2016-8436

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Published: Jan 12, 2017Modified: May 6, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm video driver could enable 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. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32450261. References: QC-CR#1007860.

Affected (2)

1 product
Linux Kernel
1 product
Android
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Version 3.18
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Up to 6.0.1

Related CWEs

References (4)

Source: security@android.com
Source: security@android.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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