CVE-2016-8401 is an information disclosure vulnerability affecting the Android kernel (versions 3.10 and 3.18), specifically within components like ION, Binder, USB driver, and networking subsystem. A local malicious application could exploit this to access sensitive data beyond its authorized permissions. Rated as Medium severity with a CVSS score of 4.7, exploitation requires compromising a privileged process, making the attack complexity high. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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