SB2016080605 - Information exposure in Linux kernel media driver
Published: August 6, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016080605
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information exposure (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9895)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to information exposure error within the __media_device_enum_links() function in drivers/media/media-device.c. A local non-authenticated attacker can gain access to sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c88e739b1fad662240e99ecbd0bdaac871717987
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92222
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c88e739b1fad662240e99ecbd0bdaac871717987
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/?id=cc4b26575602e492efd986e9a6ffc4278cee53b5