PT-2016-1831 · Google · Android+1

Jianqiang Zhao + 1 · Published 2016-05-09 · Updated 2017-08-13 · CVE-2016-2446

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.6

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to 2016-05-01 on Nexus 9 devices

Description The issue is related to the NVIDIA media driver in Android, which has inadequate access control. This allows an attacker to gain privileges via a crafted application. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2016-05-01 on Nexus 9 devices, update the system to a version released after 2016-05-01 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the NVIDIA media driver until a patch is available.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01164

CVE-2016-2446

Affected Products

Android

Nexus 9

References · 8

• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2446 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2446 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2446 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2446 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2446 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01164 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036763 · Note