cve/2016/CVE-2016-6492.md

### [CVE-2016-6492](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6492)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138113/MediaTek-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138113/MediaTek-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.html

#### Github
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