Vulnerability
CVE-2016-10442
Location: OS
In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile MDM9640, SDM630, MSM8976, MSM8937, SDM845, MSM8976, and MSM8952, when running module or kernel code with improper access control allowing writing to arbitrary regions of memory, the user may utilize this vector to alter module executable code.
Impact
Severity (Manufact.)
N/A
Severity (NIST)
9.8
Severity (Android)
N/A
Chipsets
5
Devices
295
Affected Hardware
Information reliability
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Timeline
Introduced (est):
Oct 1, 2015
Reported:
Unknown
Advisory Published:
N/A
CVE Published:
Apr 18, 2018
Android Patch Level:
None
