PT-2016-2207 · Google · Android+1

Published 2016-06-13 · Updated 2017-10-19 · CVE-2016-2491

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 2016-06-01 on Nexus 9 devices

Description The issue is related to the NVIDIA camera 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 is not specified.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2016-06-01 on Nexus 9 devices, update the system to a version released after 2016-06-01 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the NVIDIA camera driver until a patch is available.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01560

CVE-2016-2491

Affected Products

Android

Nexus 9

References · 8

• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2491 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2491 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2491 · Vendor Advisory
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2491 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2491 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01560 · Security Note
• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561 · Note