Categories: Elevation of privilege vulnerability in MediaTek touchscreen driver
Details: An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek touchscreen driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-30202412. References: M-ALPS02897901. [NIST-CVE-2016-10274]