CVE-2016-8449
HighSummary
CVE-2016-8449 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the NVIDIA GPU driver that allows a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the kernel context. This issue is rated as High because it requires compromising a privileged process first.
Risk Assessment
The risk to the organization involves the potential execution of malicious code in the kernel context, which could lead to full system control. However, this requires prior compromise of a privileged process.
Recommendation
It is recommended to monitor and secure privileged processes and to update GPU drivers to the latest versions to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability.
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Original NVD description (English source)
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 High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10. Android ID: A-31798848. References: N-CVE-2016-8449.