SB2017041321 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Linux kernel
Published: April 13, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017041321
Severity
Medium
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-2016-5856)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Drivers/soc/qcom/spcom.c in the Qualcomm SPCom driver in the Android kernel 2017-03-05 allows local users to gain privileges, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5857.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.