CVE-ID

CVE-2016-8434

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Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm GPU 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-3.10. Android ID: A-32125137. References: QC-CR#1081855.
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Assigning CNA
Android (associated with Google Inc. or Open Handset Alliance)
Date Record Created
20161005 Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20161005)
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Comments (Legacy)
Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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