SB2016091222 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google, Google Android
Published: September 12, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016091222
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Physical 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-2016-3889)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Android 6.x before 2016-09-01 and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the Factory Reset Protection protection mechanism by accessing (1) an external tile from a system application, (2) the help feature, or (3) the Settings application during a pre-setup stage, aka internal bug 29194585.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92854
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/e206f02d46ae5e38c74d138b51f6e1637e261abe
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/bd5d5176c74021e8cf4970f93f273ba3023c3d72