PT-2017-2502

CVE-2017-6248

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Published

2017-07-06

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Updated

2019-10-03

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CVSS 2.0
7.6
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android (affected versions not specified)
Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA sound driver, which could allow a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. The vulnerability is associated with inadequate access control in the NVIDIA sound driver, potentially allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code using a local malicious application.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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