CVE-2016-3851

Description

The LG Electronics bootloader Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5X devices allows attackers to gain privileges by leveraging access to a privileged process, aka internal bug 29189941.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.12%
Vendor Advisory android.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92251 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3851?
CVE-2016-3851 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3851?
To fix CVE-2016-3851, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-3851 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-3851 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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