High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 5, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-3843
CVE-2016-3843
Description
Android before 2016-08-05 does not properly restrict code execution in a kernel context, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by the kernel performance subsystem and the Qualcomm performance component, aka Android internal bugs 28086229 and 29119870 and Qualcomm internal bug CR1011071.
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Affected products
2- Range: <2016-08-05
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92237nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92250nvd
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