CVE-2015-6640

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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 7.8 High

Status

Modified - security@android.com

Published

2016-01-06

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected products

• Android (Google)

References

• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-01-01.html
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034592
• https://android.googlesource.com/kernel%2Fcommon/+/69bfe2d957d903521d32324190c2754cb073be15