SB2016010603 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google, Google Android 



SB2016010603 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google, Google Android

Published: January 6, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2016010603
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6645)

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

SyncManager in Android before 5.1.1 LMY49F and 6.0 before 2016-01-01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (continuous rebooting) via a crafted application, aka internal bug 23591205.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.