CVE-2016-6756: An information disclosure vulnerability in Qualcomm components including the camera driver and video driver...

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CVE-2016-6756 is an Android information disclosure issue in Qualcomm camera and video driver components. A local malicious app could access data beyond its normal permissions, but the source says exploitation first requires compromising a privileged process. This makes it important mainly for older, unpatched Android fleets. Exposure is most likely on legacy Android devices with Qualcomm components running Kernel-3.10 or Kernel-3.18 that did not receive the December 2016 Android security fixes from Google, OEMs, or carriers. Treat this as a legacy mobile risk. It is not described as remotely exploitable or actively exploited, but affected unmanaged or unsupported Android devices can weaken data protection after local compromise. Mitigation focus: Check OEM or Android guidance for fixes covering A-29464815.; Patch affected Android devices to a security level including the December 2016 bulletin.; Retire or isolate unsupported Android devices that cannot receive vendor updates..

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Jun 13, 2026, 12:51 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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