SB2017032014 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google, Google Android
Published: March 20, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017032014
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5857)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The Qualcomm SPCom driver in Android before 7.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 34386529 and Qualcomm internal bug CR#1094140.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.