CVE-2016-8400

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-01-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability in the NVIDIA librm library (libnvrm) could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it could be used to access sensitive data without permission. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31251599. References: N-CVE-2016-8400.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 3.18

References

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94713
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94713
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html

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