SB2016101017 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google, Google Android
Published: October 10, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016101017
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local 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-2015-8955)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1 on arm64 platforms allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference) via vectors involving events that are mishandled during a span of multiple HW PMUs.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.