CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-3873

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The NVIDIA kernel in Android before 2016-09-05 on Nexus 9 devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to the system, posing a serious threat to user data security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android system to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor applications installed on devices.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The NVIDIA kernel in Android before 2016-09-05 on Nexus 9 devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29518457.

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