CVE-2017-0436: An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm sound driver could enable a local malicious applica...

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2017-0436 is an Android kernel privilege-escalation flaw in the Qualcomm sound driver. A malicious local app could run code as the kernel, but the Android description says it first requires compromising a privileged process. Business risk is highest for older Qualcomm-based Android devices still running affected kernel branches without the February 2017 security update lineage. Exposure is likely limited to older Android devices, embedded Android builds, or long-lived fleet devices based on Kernel-3.10 or Kernel-3.18 with Qualcomm components. Modern fully updated Android devices are less likely to be exposed, but vendor backport status must be verified per device firmware. Treat this as a legacy Android fleet risk. It is high impact because kernel compromise can defeat normal device isolation, but urgency depends on whether affected older devices remain in use and whether they received vendor updates. Mitigation focus: Check OEM or Android bulletin guidance for CVE-2017-0436 coverage.; Update affected Android firmware to a vendor build containing the February 2017 security fixes.; Retire unsupported devices that cannot receive vendor kernel security updates..

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Jun 13, 2026, 06:20 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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