Google Android Mediatek Thermal Driver CVE-2016-10280 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:98157

Info

Google Android Mediatek Thermal Driver CVE-2016-10280 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 98157
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2016-10280
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 01 2017 12:00AM
Updated: May 01 2017 12:00AM
Credit: Peng Xiao, Chengming Yang, Ning You, Chao Yang, and Yang song of Alibaba Mobile Security Group
Vulnerable: Google Android 0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Google Android Mediatek Thermal Driver CVE-2016-10280 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Google Android is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges within the context of the kernel.

This issue is tracked by Android Bug ID-A-28175767.

Exploit / POC

Google Android Mediatek Thermal Driver CVE-2016-10280 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Google Android Mediatek Thermal Driver CVE-2016-10280 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Google Android Mediatek Thermal Driver CVE-2016-10280 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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