CVE-2016-8484 Privilege escalation in Android

What is CVE-2016-8484?

CVE-2016-8484 is a critical vulnerability in Google Android, published on 4 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Qualcomm closed source components. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-28823575.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8484?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8484?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8484 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-8484 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8484 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-gqfr-g9h6-cm7m.