CVE-2016-2441 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Qualcomm buspm driver affecting Android devices, specifically the Nexus 5X, 6, and 6P, before the May 2016 security update. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges through a crafted application, requiring user interaction and high attack complexity. While no public exploit code or active exploitation is reported, the vulnerability garnered some community discussion and media coverage at the time.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.0 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.