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CVE-2016-8479
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm GPU driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code…
High7.8EPSS 1.6%
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- google_android
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 24% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- Elevation of privilege
- CWE-264 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-264 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected Kernel-3.10
- affected Kernel-3.18
References (3)
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1037968 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 96801 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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