Nvidia · Nvidia Gpu Driver · CVE-2016-8431
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Android versions Kernel-3.18
**Description**
An elevation of privilege issue in the NVIDIA GPU driver could allow a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. The vulnerability is related to insufficient access control in the NVIDIA GPU driver.
**Recommendations**
For Android version Kernel-3.18, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.