CVE-2016-6789

High

Published: 12/01/2017(UTC)Translated: 15/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

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.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android system to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Other vulnerabilities in NVIDIA libomx library (libnvomx)

CVE-2016-6790High
A vulnerability in the NVIDIA libomx library (libnvomx) allows a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as High because it could enable local access to elevated capabilities not normally accessible to third-party applications.

Original NVD description (English source)

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-31251973. References: N-CVE-2016-6789.