CVE-2016-5340
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.30 % · percentile 23 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mitre
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
The is_ashmem_file function in drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c in a certain Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android patch for the Linux kernel 3.x mishandles pointer validation within the KGSL Linux Graphics Module, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by using the /ashmem string as the dentry name.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
References
- https://www.codeaurora.org/invalid-path-check-ashmem-memory-file-cve-2016-5340
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92374
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=06e51489061e5473b4e2035c79dcf7c27a6f75a6
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2016-6291
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2016-5340
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2016-AVI-326 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Google Android (Nexus) · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2016-AVI-297 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Google Android (Nexus) · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 7.0cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.0 ≤ 3.19.8
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |