CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-6262

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The NVIDIA driver contains a vulnerability where a use after free malfunction can occur due to a race condition, potentially enabling unauthorized code execution and possibly leading to elevation of privileges.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability poses a significant security risk to Android systems, allowing attackers to execute malicious code with elevated privileges.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update NVIDIA drivers to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

NVIDIA driver contains a vulnerability where it is possible a use after free malfunction can occur due to a race condition which could enable unauthorized code execution and possibly lead to elevation of privileges. This issue is rated as high. Product: Android. Version: N/A. Android ID: A-38045794. References: N-CVE-2017-6262.

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