CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-0325

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in the NVIDIA I2C HID driver allows a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the kernel context, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

Risk Assessment

This threat could allow malicious software to take control of the system, posing a significant risk to user data security.

Recommendation

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

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA I2C HID 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 and Kernel 3.18. Android ID: A-33040280. References: N-CVE-2017-0325.

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