CVE-2016-8424 | BDVDB-2026-80255 Detail

Android Kernel-3.10

Description#

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

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

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12017-01-12Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.