CVE-2016-8479

Published Mar 8, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
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, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31824853. References: QC-CR#1093687.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-9327 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, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31824853. References: QC-CR#1093687.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
google_android
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 2:20 AM
Reserved
Oct 5, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 8, 2017, 1:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:54 AM