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CVE-2015-6640
N/ADescription
The prctl_set_vma_anon_name function in kernel/sys.c in Android before 5.1.1 LMY49F and 6.0 before 2016-01-01 does not ensure that only one vma is accessed in a certain update action, which allows attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (vma list corruption) via a crafted application, aka internal bug 20017123.
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A
Published1/6/2016
Last Modified4/12/2025
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0
Affected Products
google:android
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-264
References
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-01-01.html(security@android.com)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034592(security@android.com)
https://android.googlesource.com/kernel%2Fcommon/+/69bfe2d957d903521d32324190c2754cb073be15(security@android.com)
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-01-01.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034592(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://android.googlesource.com/kernel%2Fcommon/+/69bfe2d957d903521d32324190c2754cb073be15(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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