What is the severity of CVE-2016-8446?

CVE-2016-8446 is rated as High due to its potential for local elevation of privilege attacks.

How can a local application exploit CVE-2016-8446?

A local malicious application could exploit CVE-2016-8446 to execute arbitrary code within the kernel context.

Which versions of Android are affected by CVE-2016-8446?

CVE-2016-8446 affects Android versions up to and including 7.1.0.

What components are involved in CVE-2016-8446?

CVE-2016-8446 involves vulnerabilities in MediaTek components, specifically the thermal driver and video driver.

What is the potential impact of CVE-2016-8446?

The potential impact of CVE-2016-8446 is that a compromised privileged process could lead to unauthorized access to critical system functions.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-8446

high

7.6

CWE

264

3/1/2017

12/1/2017

20/4/2025

CVE-2016-8446

First published: Tue Jan 03 2017(Updated: )

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in MediaTek components, including the thermal driver and video 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: N/A. Android ID: A-31747749. References: MT-ALPS02968909.

Credit: security@android.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Android	<=7.1.0
Android
	<=7.1.0

Remedy

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8446?
CVE-2016-8446 is rated as High due to its potential for local elevation of privilege attacks.
How can a local application exploit CVE-2016-8446?
A local malicious application could exploit CVE-2016-8446 to execute arbitrary code within the kernel context.
Which versions of Android are affected by CVE-2016-8446?
CVE-2016-8446 affects Android versions up to and including 7.1.0.
What components are involved in CVE-2016-8446?
CVE-2016-8446 involves vulnerabilities in MediaTek components, specifically the thermal driver and video driver.
What is the potential impact of CVE-2016-8446?
The potential impact of CVE-2016-8446 is that a compromised privileged process could lead to unauthorized access to critical system functions.

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