SB2016071136 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google, Google Android
Published: July 11, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016071136
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote 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-2016-3748)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The sockets subsystem in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 allows attackers to bypass intended system-call restrictions via a crafted application that makes an ioctl call, aka internal bug 28171804.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.