High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 11, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-3873

Description

The NVIDIA kernel in Android before 2016-09-05 on Nexus 9 devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29518457.

Affected products

Google/Android
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=7.0

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763nvd

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