Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2016-10283 is an Android privilege escalation issue in a Qualcomm Wi-Fi kernel driver. If an attacker already gets a malicious app into a privileged position, this flaw could let it run code in the Android kernel, potentially taking over the device. Exposure is most likely on Android devices using affected Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver code with Kernel-3.10 or Kernel-3.18. Actual exposure depends on OEM firmware integration and patch level. Treat this as high priority for legacy Android fleets using Qualcomm Wi-Fi components. The privileged-process precondition lowers broad attack likelihood, but successful exploitation could mean full device compromise. Mitigation focus: Check OEM and Android security guidance for A-32094986 and QC-CR#2002052.; Apply vendor-supported Android security updates covering the May 2017 bulletin.; Retire or isolate unsupported Android devices that cannot receive relevant fixes..
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- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.codeaurora.org/stack-overflow-wifi-driver-function-wlanhddchangestation-cve-2016-10283CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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