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This is a local privilege-escalation flaw in Qualcomm Android components on Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 (2013) devices before the 2016-08-05 Android fixes. A malicious app could abuse weak input validation to gain elevated privileges. The provided sources do not show active exploitation. Exposure appears limited to legacy Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 (2013) devices running Android builds before the 2016-08-05 patch level. The supplied affected-product metadata is incomplete, so broader Qualcomm device impact should not be assumed from this bundle alone. Treat this as a legacy mobile-device hygiene issue. It is not KEV-listed in the provided bundle, but any remaining affected Nexus devices should be patched or removed because local privilege escalation can undermine device trust. Mitigation focus: Apply Android security patch level 2016-08-05 or later on affected Nexus devices.; Retire, replace, or isolate unsupported Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 (2013) devices.; Check OEM or vendor guidance before assuming fixes for other Qualcomm-based Android devices..
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- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=80be0e249c906704085d13d4ae446f73913fc225CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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