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CVE-2016-8451

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Synaptics touchscreen driver coul...

High CVSS 7.0

Overview

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Synaptics touchscreen driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.4. Android ID: A-32178033.

CWE: CWE-264 Published: 2017-01-12T20:59:01.233
Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🟠 HIGH.

  • CVSS: 7.0 (HIGH)
  • Detected tags: none (tag impact: LOW)

Recommended actions:

  • Prioritize remediation based on business criticality and exposure.
  • Limit exposure and increase monitoring until fixed.

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