Categories: Elevation of privilege vulnerability in kernel file system
Details: An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel file system 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: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31495866. [NIST-CVE-2017-0427]
Discovered by: Qidan He (何淇丹) (@flanker_hqd) of KeenLab, Tencent (腾讯科恩实验室) [Discovery-CVE-2017-0427] on: Unknown