kernel: privilege escalation flaw in mediatek driver
Published Jan 12, 2017
8.4
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.13%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG-2 as the products listed does not contain the code (kernel mediatek driver) with the flaw.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.13% (0.01131) | 65.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.12% (0.01122) | 61.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 15.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 36.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 34.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 32.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138113/MediaTek-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539058/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92207 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6492 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1363702 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6492
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6492
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138113/MediaTek-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539058/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92207 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6492 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1363702 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6492 | ||
| https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6492 |
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