Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the NVIDIA GPU driver (gm20b_clk_throt_set_cdev_state), where an out of bound memory read is used as a function pointer could lead to code execution in the kernel.This issue is rated as high because it could allow a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. Product: Android. Version: N/A. Android ID: A-34705430. References: N-CVE-2017-6264.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101744
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-11-01
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0019
EPSS Percentile
40.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-125
Status
published
Products (2)
linux/linux_kernel
Nvidia Corporation/Android
Published
Nov 14, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026