TI-2016-06972 Aliases CVE-2016-8465 GHSA-vcq6-9w56-f7pm

Access control flaw in Google Android

LOW 34CWE-264Published 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-264.

Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Broadcom Wi-Fi driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and is mitigated by current platform configurations. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32474971. References: B-RB#106053.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01632 76th 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
Google	Android	Kernel-3.10; Kernel-3.18	—	No fix listed	CNA

Android VendorGoogle Affected Kernel-3.10; Kernel-3.18 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10:::::::*	3.10	Vulnerable	Linux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.18:::::::*	3.18	Vulnerable	Linux

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.10 Vulnerable ·Linux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.18 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-8465
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vcq6-9w56-f7pm

References

Advisory 1

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html

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Sources

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