Android Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver Security Restriction Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2016-2498)

Android Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver Security Restriction Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2016-2498)
Android Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver Security Restriction Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2016-2498)

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Affected Systems:

Android <2016-06-01

Description:

CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2016-2498

Android is a mobile phone operating system based on the Linux open kernel.

On Nexus 7 (2013) devices, Android <, Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver has a security vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass access restrictions on target data by using constructed applications.

<* Source: Guang Gong
Hao Chen
Wenlin Yang
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Suggestion:

Vendor patch:

Android
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The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:

Http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html

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