Integer overflow in nvhost_job.c in the NVIDIA video driver for Android, Shield TV before…
Priority LOW 34CWE-190Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Integer overflow in nvhost_job.c in the NVIDIA video driver for Android, Shield TV before OTA 3.3, Shield Table before OTA 4.4, and Shield Table TK1 before OTA 1.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via unspecified vectors, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00422 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:shield_tablet_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.3.0 | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:shield_tablet:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:shield_tablet_tk1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.4.0 | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:shield_tablet_tk1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:shield_tv_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.2 | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:shield_tv:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:video_driver:-:*:*:*:*:android:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:h:google:nexus_9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | |
| cpe:2.3:h:google:pixel_c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on |
- cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:shield_tablet_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:shield_tablet:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:shield_tablet_tk1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:shield_tablet_tk1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:shield_tv_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.2 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:shield_tv:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:video_driver:-:*:*:*:*:android:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:h:google:nexus_9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Google
- cpe:2.3:h:google:pixel_c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Google
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-6916
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qmh2-wxwc-w56h
References
More NVIDIA Shield Tablet Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-05940 Buffer overflow in nvhost_job.c in the NVIDIA video driver for Android, Shield TV before… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-05938 Stack-based buffer overflow in nvhost_job.c in the NVIDIA video driver for Android… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-6916 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-6916 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qmh2-wxwc-w56h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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