An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Synaptics touchscreen driver could enable 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. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.4. Android ID: A-32178033.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html | VDB Entry |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95277 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2017-01-12 12:59
Updated : 2017-01-18 06:29
NVD link : CVE-2016-8451
Mitre link : CVE-2016-8451
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel