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CVE-2016-6728
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel ION subsystem in Android before 2016-11-05 could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrar…
Impact
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel ION subsystem in Android before 2016-11-05 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. Android ID: A-30400942.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Android | through 7.1.0 Version 7.0 |