CVE-2016-5340

Description

The is_ashmem_file function in drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c in a certain Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android patch for the Linux kernel 3.x mishandles pointer validation within the KGSL Linux Graphics Module, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by using the /ashmem string as the dentry name.

References

https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=06e51489061e5473b4e2035c79dcf7c27a6f75a6

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92374

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3