CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-10280

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2016-10280 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the MediaTek thermal driver that could allow a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the kernel context. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process.

Risk Assessment

The risk to the organization involves the potential execution of malicious code in the kernel, which could lead to full control over the device. The high risk associated with compromising privileged processes may result in serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to monitor and update Android systems to protect against this vulnerability. Additionally, measures should be implemented to guard against malicious applications that may attempt to exploit this flaw.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek thermal 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-28175767. References: M-ALPS02696445.

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