First published: Mon Mar 06 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-3.18. Android ID: A-31992762. References: N-CVE-2017-0337.
Credit: psirt@nvidia.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Linux Kernel | =3.18 | |
Android |
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CVE-2017-0337 is rated as Critical due to the potential for local permanent device compromise.
To fix CVE-2017-0337, update the NVIDIA GPU driver or the affected version of the software as recommended by the vendor.
CVE-2017-0337 affects the NVIDIA GPU driver running on Android and the Linux kernel version 3.18.
CVE-2017-0337 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability allowing local malicious applications to execute arbitrary code.
Yes, CVE-2017-0337 can potentially lead to complete system takeover due to its capability to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.