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CVE-2016-6737
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-11-25T16:59:40.037 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:51:40.883

Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel ION subsystem in Android before 2016-11-05 could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Android ID: A-30928456.

Affected products

google — android

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References

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