CVE-2016-2410 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.4 Published Updated

A crafted application can exploit a Qualcomm video kernel driver in Android to gain elevated privileges.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-2410?

CVE-2016-2410 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 18 Apr 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A Qualcomm video kernel driver in Android 6.x before 2016-04-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that leverages control over a service that can call this driver, aka internal bug 26291677.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2410?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2410?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2410 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-2410 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2410 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j2jx-m3qx-x6p4.

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