CVE-2016-8423

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm bootloader could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-31399736. References: QC-CR#1000546.

• CWE-264

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95241
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95241
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.htmlVendor Advisory

Published

Jan 12, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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