Advisory details:
ubuntu_osv / UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6640
| Advisory ID | ubuntu_osv/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6640 |
| Aliases |
CVE-2015-6640
|
| Summary | 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. |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted Severity | 7.0 |
| Risk | 3.5 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches | Package Commit Patches Details |
| There are no known CWE. |
| System | Score | Found at |
|---|---|---|
| cvssv3 | 7.8 | https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6640.json |
| ubuntu-priority | medium | https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6640.json |
| Reference id | Reference type | URL |
|---|---|---|
| http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-01-01.html | ||
| https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6640 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6640 | ||
| 69bfe2d957d903521d32324190c2754cb073be15 | Commit | https://android.googlesource.com/kernel%2Fcommon/+/69bfe2d957d903521d32324190c2754cb073be15 |
No exploits are available.
No EPSS data available for this advisory.
| Patch URL | |
|---|---|
| There are no known patches. | |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
There are no SSVC decisions available.