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CVE-2016-8466: An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Broadcom Wi-Fi driver could enable a local malicious applica...

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Broadcom Wi-Fi driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and is mitigated by current platform configurations. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31822524. References: B-RB#105268.

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CVE-2016-8466 is an Android kernel privilege escalation issue in the Broadcom Wi-Fi driver. A malicious local app could gain kernel-level code execution, but the source says it first requires compromising a privileged process and is mitigated by platform configurations. Exposure is most likely on older Android devices running affected 3.10 or 3.18 kernels and missing the relevant January 2017 Android security updates. The bundle does not identify specific device models or OEM firmware builds. Treat this as a legacy Android fleet hygiene issue. It is not evidenced as actively exploited here, but unpatched affected devices could let a local attacker move from a privileged process to full kernel control. Mitigation focus: Apply Android or OEM security updates covering the January 2017 bulletin.; Retire or isolate unsupported Android devices that cannot receive vendor fixes.; Restrict sideloading and installation of untrusted local applications..

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n/aAndroid Kernel-3.10 Kernel-3.18Android Kernel-3.10 Kernel-3.18Listed
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