CVE-2016-8477 Information disclosure in Android
A local malicious application can access data outside its permission levels via the Qualcomm camera driver, requiring prior compromise of a privileged process.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-8477?
CVE-2016-8477 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 8 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An information disclosure vulnerability in the Qualcomm camera driver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32720522. References: QC-CR#1090007.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8477?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8477?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8477 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-8477 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8477 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-524x-cvp6-cq3m.