PT-2016-1838 · Google+1 · Android+1

Published 2016-05-09 · Updated 2016-05-09 · CVE-2016-2436

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/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 video 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. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

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 video driver until a patch is available. Avoid using crafted applications that may exploit the inadequate access control in the NVIDIA video driver.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01171

CVE-2016-2436

Affected Products

Android

Nvidia Video Driver

References · 7

• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2436 · Vendor Advisory
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2436 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2436 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2436 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2436 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01171 · Security Note