CVE-2017-0429

7.8 highEPSS 0.9%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 59% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-787
Published: 2017-02-08
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

google:android
linux:linux_kernel

References

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96070
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037798
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01.html
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561

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