SB2016071147 - Data handling in Linux kernel include asm
Published: July 11, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016071147
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Data handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9803)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to data handling error within the __do_page_fault() and do_page_fault() functions in arch/arm64/mm/fault.c. A local non-authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5a0fdfada3a2aa50d7b947a2e958bf00cbe0d830
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5a0fdfada3a2aa50d7b947a2e958bf00cbe0d830
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/next/patch-v3.15-rc5-next-20140519.xz