UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6729
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6729
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6729.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6729
- Upstream
- Published
- 2016-11-25T16:59:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-24T04:45:52Z
- Severity
-
- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - medium
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-11-05 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. Android ID: A-30977990. References: Qualcomm QC-CR#977684.
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / android
Package
- Name
- android
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/android@20160330-0939-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Affected versions
Other
20150818-1500-0ubuntu2
20150818-1500-0ubuntu3
20160307-0742-0ubuntu3
20160330-0939-0ubuntu1
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "android",
"binary_version": "20160330-0939-0ubuntu1"
},
{
"binary_name": "android-copyright",
"binary_version": "20160330-0939-0ubuntu1"
},
{
"binary_name": "android-emulator",
"binary_version": "20160330-0939-0ubuntu1"
},
{
"binary_name": "ubuntu-emulator-images",
"binary_version": "20160330-0939-0ubuntu1"
},
{
"binary_name": "ubuntu-emulator-runtime",
"binary_version": "20160330-0939-0ubuntu1"
}
]
}