Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in Synaptics Touchscreen Driver on Android Devices

CVE-2016-6743

Summary

A vulnerability exists in the Synaptics touchscreen driver for Android devices that allows local malicious applications to execute arbitrary code with kernel-level permissions. This flaw requires the initial compromise of a privileged process, giving attackers the potential to exploit it to gain elevated access. The affected Android versions are those released before November 5, 2016. Security updates have been issued to address this issue and protect devices from potential exploitation.

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