CVE-2016-6790
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 libomx library (libnvomx) could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to gain local access to elevated capabilities, which are not normally accessible to a third-party application. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31251628. References: N-CVE-2016-6790.
- CVE-2016-6790 has been assigned by
[email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as HIGH severity.
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 |
---|---|---|
Android Security Bulletin—December 2016 | Android Open Source Project | Vendor Advisory source.android.com text/html |
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Google Pixel C NVIDIA libomx Library Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry cve.report (archive) text/html |
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Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)
Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
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Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.18 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.18 | All | All | All |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE