CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 9.3
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: drivers/gpu/msm/kgsl.c in the msm graphics driver (aka gpu driver) for the linux kernel 3.x, as used in qualcomm innovation center (quic) android contributions for msm devices and other products, mishandles the kgsl_memflags_gpureadonly flag, which allows attackers to gain privileges by leveraging accidental read-write mappings, aka qualcomm internal bug cr988993.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2016-07-11
Last Modified Date: 2016-07-11