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.

CVSS v3.0

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

0.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 52th percentile

Published

2016-01-06

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• betalphafai/CVE-2015-664011★ · 2016-02-15

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2014-9410
• CVE-2015-0568
• CVE-2015-3636
• CVE-2015-6637
• CVE-2015-6639
• CVE-2015-6655