CVE-2016-6745

High

Published: 25/11/2016(UTC)Translated: 15/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2016-6745 describes an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Synaptics touchscreen driver in Android before 2016-11-05. A local malicious application could execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel, posing a significant threat.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could allow malicious software to gain control over the system, compromising user data and system integrity.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Android to a version after 2016-11-05 to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor installed applications on devices.

Other vulnerabilities in Synaptics touchscreen driver in Android

CVE-2016-6744High
CVE-2016-6744 is a vulnerability in the Synaptics touchscreen driver in Android before 2016-11-05 that allows a local malicious application to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code within the kernel context. This issue is rated as High because it requires compromising a privileged process first.

Original NVD description (English source)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Synaptics touchscreen driver 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 High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Android ID: A-31252388.