CVE-2016-6790

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions Kernel-3.18

Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA libomx library, which is due to inadequate access control. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process, allowing access to elevated capabilities that are not normally accessible to third-party applications. The issue is rated as high.

Recommendations For Android versions Kernel-3.18, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue, as referenced by Android ID: A-31251628.