CVE-2016-8424

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Linux
Status
Android Kernel-3.10
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 January 2017

Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA GPU driver 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. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10. Android ID: A-31606947. References: N-CVE-2016-8424.

Affected Version(s)

Android Kernel-3.10 Android Kernel-3.10

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95231
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http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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