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CVE-2016-6707 is an Android privilege escalation issue. A malicious app already running on an affected device could gain privileges normally unavailable to third-party apps. The issue affects Android 6.0, 6.0.1, and 7.0 before the 2016-11-01 security update. Exposure is mainly legacy Android devices running Android 6.0, 6.0.1, or 7.0 without the 2016-11-01 security patch level. Enterprise risk depends on whether such devices still exist and can install untrusted or unmanaged apps. Treat this as high priority if legacy Android devices remain in the fleet. The main decision is whether affected devices can be patched; if not, replacement or isolation is the practical risk reduction path. Mitigation focus: Update affected Android devices to the 2016-11-01 security patch level or later.; Retire or replace devices that cannot receive vendor security updates.; Restrict sideloading and unmanaged app installation through MDM controls..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=928CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2016/12/bitunmap-attacking-android-ashmem.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- 40874CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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