CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-3851

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The LG Electronics bootloader on Nexus 5X devices before 2016-08-05 contains a vulnerability that allows attackers to gain privileges by leveraging access to a privileged process.

Risk Assessment

Organizations using these devices may be exposed to unauthorized access and privilege escalation, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the bootloader to the latest version to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The LG Electronics bootloader Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5X devices allows attackers to gain privileges by leveraging access to a privileged process, aka internal bug 29189941.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS