CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-0806

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in the kernel in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49G, and 6.x before 2016-02-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to privilege escalation, posing a serious security threat to Android devices.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android system to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in the kernel in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49G, and 6.x before 2016-02-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 25344453.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS