SB2016112519 - Input validation error in Google, Google Android

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6715)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Framework APIs in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-11-01, and 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could allow a local malicious application to record audio without the user's permission. This issue is rated as Moderate because it is a local bypass of user interaction requirements (access to functionality that would normally require either user initiation or user permission.) Android ID: A-29833954.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94173
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html