CVE-2017-0429

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA GPU driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10. Android ID: A-32636619. References: N-CVE-2017-0429.

• CWE-787

• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96070Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037798
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96070Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037798
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01.htmlVendor Advisory

Published

Feb 8, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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