SB2016010605 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google, Google Android
Published: January 6, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016010605
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Physical 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-2015-6643)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
Setup Wizard in Android 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49F and 6.0 before 2016-01-01 allows physically proximate attackers to modify settings or bypass a reset protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, aka internal bug 25290269.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.