# CVE-2017-6274: An elevation of Privilege vulnerability exists in the Thermal Driver, where a missing bounds checks in the thermal throttle driver can cause

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-11-14 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Nvidia Corporation Pixel: version range not reported

## Description

An elevation of Privilege vulnerability exists in the Thermal Driver, where a missing bounds checks in the thermal throttle driver can cause an out-of-bounds write in the kernel. This issue is rated as moderate. Product: Pixel. Version: N/A. Android ID: A-34705801. References: N-CVE-2017-6274.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Nvidia Corporation Pixel, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01#announcements
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4787

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