CVE-2016-6731: Critical severity Google Android vulnerability
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA GPU driver in Android before 2016-11-05 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. Android ID: A-30906023. References: NVIDIA N-CVE-2016-6731.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What level of access does an attacker need to exploit this issue?
An attacker needs to run a malicious application locally on the Android device. User interaction is also required according to the CVSS vector.
What is the potential impact of successful exploitation?
A malicious local application could execute arbitrary code in the kernel context, resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The issue may allow permanent device compromise that requires reflashing the operating system to repair.
Which systems are affected?
The issue affects Android devices using the NVIDIA GPU driver before 2016-11-05. The provided data does not identify specific device models or Android release versions.