First published: Mon Dec 05 2016(Updated: )
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-31680980. References: N-CVE-2016-6776.
Credit: security@android.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Google Android | ||
Linux Kernel | =3.10 |
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CVE-2016-6776 is rated as Critical due to the potential for local privilege escalation leading to device compromise.
CVE-2016-6776 allows a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel via the NVIDIA GPU driver.
CVE-2016-6776 affects Google Android and Linux Kernel version 3.10.
Exploiting CVE-2016-6776 may lead to a permanent device compromise that could require reflashing the operating system.
Users should update the NVIDIA GPU driver and their operating system to mitigate the risks associated with CVE-2016-6776.