CVE-2016-6492

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The MT6573FDVT_SetRegHW function in camera_fdvt.c in the MediaTek driver for Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes an MT6573FDVTIOC_T_SET_FDCONF_CMD IOCTL call.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138113/MediaTek-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539058/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92207Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.htmlVendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138113/MediaTek-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539058/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92207Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.htmlVendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 12, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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