VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-8431

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.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.54%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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-32402179. References: N-CVE-2016-8431.

CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 1.54% probability · 73th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-264
Affected: linux/linux kernel
Source: security@android.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.