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TI-2017-04098 Aliases CVE-2017-6264GHSA-hgvm-qcpm-3g9q

Out-of-bounds read in NVIDIA Android

Priority LOW 37CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01606 76th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NVIDIAAndroidN/A—No fix listedCNA
  • Android VendorNVIDIA Affected N/A Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6264
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hgvm-qcpm-3g9q

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2017-10594 Heap-based buffer overflow in dnsmasq before 2.78 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-17134 Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in NVIDIA Container Toolkit CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
  • TI-2024-00121 Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in NVIDIA Container Toolkit CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2024-00076 NVIDIA Triton Inference Server for Linux contains a vulnerability where a user can set… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2018-02664 Observable discrepancy in Intel Multiple CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2023-23747 PVRIC (PowerVR Image Compression) on Imagination 2018 and later GPU devices offers… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
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Sources

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