fkie_cve-2016-0821
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2016-03-12 21:59
Modified
2025-04-12 10:46
Summary
The LIST_POISON feature in include/linux/poison.h in the Linux kernel before 4.3, as used in Android 6.0.1 before 2016-03-01, does not properly consider the relationship to the mmap_min_addr value, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass a poison-pointer protection mechanism by triggering the use of an uninitialized list entry, aka Android internal bug 26186802, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3636.
References
security@android.comhttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8a5e5e02fc83aaf67053ab53b359af08c6c49aafIssue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
security@android.comhttp://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-03-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
security@android.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607Third Party Advisory
security@android.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/02/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@android.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84260Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@android.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1Third Party Advisory
security@android.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2Third Party Advisory
security@android.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1Third Party Advisory
security@android.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2Third Party Advisory
security@android.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1Third Party Advisory
security@android.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1Third Party Advisory
security@android.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1Third Party Advisory
security@android.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2Third Party Advisory
security@android.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3Third Party Advisory
security@android.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8a5e5e02fc83aaf67053ab53b359af08c6c49aafIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8a5e5e02fc83aaf67053ab53b359af08c6c49aafIssue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-03-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/02/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84260Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8a5e5e02fc83aaf67053ab53b359af08c6c49aafIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel *
google android 6.0.1



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