CVE-2016-6775
Published on: 01/12/2017 12:00:00 AM UTC
Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:27:12 PM UTC
Certain versions of Linux Kernel from Linux contain the following vulnerability:
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-31222873. References: N-CVE-2016-6775.
- CVE-2016-6775 has been assigned by
[email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as HIGH severity.
- Affected Vendor/Software:
Google Inc. - Android version Kernel-3.10
CVSS3 Score: 7.8 - HIGH
Attack Vector ⓘ |
Attack Complexity |
Privileges Required |
User Interaction |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
LOCAL | LOW | NONE | REQUIRED | |
Scope | Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
|
UNCHANGED | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH |
CVSS2 Score: 9.3 - HIGH
Access Vector ⓘ |
Access Complexity |
Authentication |
---|---|---|
NETWORK | MEDIUM | NONE |
Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
COMPLETE | COMPLETE | COMPLETE |
CVE References
Description | Tags ⓘ | Link |
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Security Bulletin: NVIDIA Tegra Jetson L4T contains multiple vulnerabilities; updates for “BlueBorne” and “Dnsmasq”. | NVIDIA | nvidia.custhelp.com text/html |
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Google Nexus NVIDIA GPU Driver Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry cve.report (archive) text/html |
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Android Security Bulletin—December 2016 | Android Open Source Project | Vendor Advisory source.android.com text/html |
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There are currently no QIDs associated with this CVE
Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)
Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
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Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.10 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.10 | All | All | All |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE