Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old Android privilege-escalation flaw in Qualcomm video components on Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 (2013) devices before the 2016-07-05 Android update. A malicious app could abuse missing buffer-count validation to gain elevated privileges on the device. Exposure is most plausible on Nexus 5 or Nexus 7 (2013) devices running Android builds older than the 2016-07-05 security patch level. The provided sources do not establish broader product impact. Prioritize remediation if these legacy Nexus devices remain in production or handle sensitive data. Otherwise, treat this mainly as a legacy asset-management issue rather than a current enterprise-wide emergency. Mitigation focus: Update affected devices to the 2016-07-05 Android security patch level or later.; Retire Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 (2013) devices that cannot receive security updates.; Restrict installation of untrusted applications on any remaining affected devices..
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- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/?id=af85054aa6a1bcd38be2354921f2f80aef1440e5CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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