First published: Tue Jan 03 2017(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-31799206. References: N-CVE-2016-8426.
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-2016-8426 is rated as Critical due to its potential for enabling local permanent device compromise.
To fix CVE-2016-8426, update the NVIDIA GPU driver to the latest version provided by NVIDIA.
CVE-2016-8426 affects devices running specific versions of the NVIDIA GPU driver on Google Android and Linux Kernel 3.10.
CVE-2016-8426 allows a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code in the context of the kernel.
Yes, CVE-2016-8426 can lead to complete system compromise if exploited successfully.