CVE-2016-10285

Vulnerability

The Qualcomm video driver contains an elevation of privilege vulnerability (CVE-2016-10285) that could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the kernel context. This issue affects Android devices with Kernel version 3.18. The vulnerability requires the attacker to first compromise a privileged process to exploit this flaw [1].

Exploitation

Exploitation requires a local malicious application that has already compromised a privileged process. The attacker then leverages the vulnerability in the video driver to gain arbitrary code execution in the kernel. No additional user interaction is needed beyond the initial compromise [1].

Impact

Successful exploitation grants the attacker arbitrary code execution in the kernel context, resulting in complete compromise of the device's security. This allows the attacker to perform any action with kernel privileges [1].

Mitigation

The issue was addressed in the Android Security Bulletin for May 2017. Users should apply the update to the affected kernel component. No workarounds are available [1].