SB2016010602 - Resource management error in Google, Google Android
Published: January 6, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016010602
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6646)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The System V IPC implementation in the kernel in Android before 6.0 2016-01-01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (global kernel resource consumption) by leveraging improper interaction between IPC resource allocation and the memory manager, aka internal bug 22300191, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7613.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.