SB2016010606 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google, Google Android
Published: January 6, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016010606
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6642)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The kernel in Android before 5.1.1 LMY49F and 6.0 before 2016-01-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, and consequently bypass an unspecified protection mechanism, via unknown vectors, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 24157888.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.