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CVE-2016-10280 is a high-severity Android kernel privilege escalation in a MediaTek thermal driver. A malicious local app could run code in the kernel, but the source says it first requires compromising a privileged process. Business risk is mainly older or unpatched Android devices using affected MediaTek components. Exposure is most likely on Android devices with MediaTek chipsets or vendor kernels that included the affected thermal driver and did not receive the relevant 2017 Android security update. The provided sources do not identify exact device models, Android versions, or CPEs. Treat this as a high-priority legacy Android exposure issue. It is not evidenced as actively exploited in the supplied sources, but kernel-level impact means unpatched, unsupported MediaTek devices should not remain in sensitive enterprise use. Mitigation focus: Apply OEM Android security updates covering the May 2017 Android bulletin.; Prioritize unsupported MediaTek Android devices for replacement or isolation.; Restrict app installation sources through MDM or enterprise policy..
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- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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