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CVE-2016-6790Not scoredCWE-284

CVE-2016-6790: Linux Android Kernel-3.18 vulnerability

Linux · Android Kernel-3.18

Affected: Linux Android Kernel-3.18 · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

1.6%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
76th percentile
050100

Higher than 76% of scored CVEs

Not scored yet. The CVE record carries no CVSS score.

DescriptionCVE.org

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA libomx library (libnvomx) could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to gain local access to elevated capabilities, which are not normally accessible to a third-party application. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31251628. References: N-CVE-2016-6790.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

  • Android Kernel-3.18Android Kernel-3.18

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Exploitation
Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public check
No public nuclei template
Vendor
Linux
Published
January 2017

CoverageNo articles yet

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