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CVE-2015-6640

The prctl_set_vma_anon_name function in kernel/sys.c in Android before 5.1.1 LMY49F and 6.0 before 2016-01-01 does not ensure that only one vma is accessed in a certain update action, which allows attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (vma list corruption) via a crafted application, aka internal bug 20017123.

Published

2016-01-06T19:59:05.190

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	google	android	4.4.4	Yes
Operating System	google	android	5.0	Yes
Operating System	google	android	5.1.1	Yes
Operating System	google	android	6.0	Yes

References

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-01-01.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034592 ([email protected])
https://android.googlesource.com/kernel%2Fcommon/+/69bfe2d957d903521d32324190c2754cb073be15 ([email protected])
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-01-01.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034592 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://android.googlesource.com/kernel%2Fcommon/+/69bfe2d957d903521d32324190c2754cb073be15 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)