TI-2016-05821 Aliases CVE-2016-6779 GHSA-79pm-wfxc-j388

Improper access control in Android Kernel-3.10

LOW 34CWE-284Published 2017-01-12 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the HTC sound codec 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-3.10. Android ID: A-31386004.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0139 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	Android Kernel-3.10	Android Kernel-3.10	—	No fix listed	CNA

Android Kernel-3.10 Vendor— Affected Android Kernel-3.10 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10:::::::*	3.10	Vulnerable	Linux

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.10 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-6779
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-79pm-wfxc-j388

References

Advisory 1

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html

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TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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