SB2017051628 - Race condition in Google, Google Android
Published: May 16, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017051628
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) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10242)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
A time-of-check time-of-use race condition could potentially exist in the secure file system in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.