SB2016031210 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google, Google Android
Published: March 12, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016031210
Severity
High
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-2016-0826)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
libcameraservice in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49H, and 6.x before 2016-03-01 does not require use of the ICameraService::dump method for a camera service dump, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that directly dumps, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 26265403.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.