An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm bootloader 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: N/A. Android ID: A-31471220. References: QC-CR#979426.
References
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https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html | Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95241 |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2017-01-12 12:59
Updated : 2017-01-17 18:59
NVD link : CVE-2016-8422
Mitre link : CVE-2016-8422
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Products Affected
- android