CVE-2016-10291: High severity android vulnerability
Published May 1, 2017
·Updated
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm Slimbus driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10. Android ID: A-34030871. References: QC-CR#986837.
Affected Software
2 affected components
Google Android
Linux Linux Kernel=3.10
Remediation
Patch Available
Event History
May 1, 2017
CVE Published
via Android·12:00 AM
May 12, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Frequently Asked Questions
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What type of vulnerability is CVE-2016-10291?
CVE-2016-10291 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm Slimbus driver on affected Android devices.