High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 12, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-6492
CVE-2016-6492
Description
The MT6573FDVT_SetRegHW function in camera_fdvt.c in the MediaTek driver for Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes an MT6573FDVTIOC_T_SET_FDCONF_CMD IOCTL call.
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Affected products
4- osv-coords3 versionspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-flo@3.4.0-5.23?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenialpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-goldfish@3.4.0-4.27?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenialpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-mako@3.4.0-7.44?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial
>= 0+ 2 more
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- (no CPE)range: >= 0
- (no CPE)range: >= 0
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References
4- packetstormsecurity.com/files/138113/MediaTek-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92207nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539058/100/0/threadednvd
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