Google · Android · CVE-2017-0506
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Android (affected versions not specified)
**Description**
The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability in MediaTek components, including the M4U driver, sound driver, touchscreen driver, GPU driver, and Command Queue driver. This could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel, potentially leading to a local permanent device compromise. The vulnerability is rated as Critical and may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device.
**Recommendations**
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.