Information disclosure in Linux kernel - CVE-2016-8477
Published: March 8, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39539
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8477
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
An information disclosure vulnerability in the Qualcomm camera driver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32720522. References: QC-CR#1090007.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-8477
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96749
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=33c9042e38506b04461fa99e304482bc20923508
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=96145eb5f0631f0e105d47abebc8f940f7621eeb