CVE-2016-6736: 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-30953284. References: NVIDIA N-CVE-2016-6736.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What level of access does an attacker need to exploit this issue?
Exploitation requires local access: a malicious application running on the Android device could trigger the vulnerability. No attacker privileges are required, but user interaction is required according to the CVSS vector.
What is the potential impact if exploitation succeeds?
A successful exploit could allow arbitrary code execution in the kernel context, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The compromise may be permanent and require reflashing the operating system to repair the device.
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.