CVE-2016-6729 in Google Android
Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-11-05 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. Android ID: A-30977990. References: Qualcomm QC-CR#977684.
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Reservation
08/11/2016
Disclosure
11/25/2016
Status
Confirmed
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| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93471 | Google Android Qualcomm Bootloader access control | 264 | Not defined | Official fix | CVE-2016-6729 |