SB2016101015 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google, Google Android
Published: October 10, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016101015
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-2016-3939)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
drivers/video/msm/mdss/mdss_debug.c in the Qualcomm video driver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, and Android One devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 30874196 and Qualcomm internal bug CR 1001224.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.