CVE-2016-6778 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the HTC sound codec driver affecting Android devices running Linux Kernel 3.10. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into installing a malicious application, which could then execute arbitrary code with kernel-level privileges. Rated High with a CVSS score of 7.0, this vulnerability requires user interaction and a compromised privileged process, but its impact includes high confidentiality, integrity, and availability risks. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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