Possible leakage of kernel addresses in MDSS (CVE-2016-6757)
Release Date:
December 6, 2016
Affected Projects:
Android for MSMFirefox OS for MSMQRD Android
Advisory ID:
QCIR-2016-00060-1
CVE ID(s):
Summary:
The following security vulnerabilities have been identified: CVE-2016-6757 Kernel addresses can be leaked in MDSS since it's not adhering to kptr_restrict system settings.
Access Vector: Local
Security Risk: Medium
Access Vector: Local
Affected Versions:
All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel.
Patch:
We advise customers to apply the following patches:
Individual Patches
CVE-2016-6757:
Acknowledgement:
This issue was reported to Google by an external security researcher. Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. (QuIC) thanks Google for bringing this issue to QuIC's attention.
Revisions:
Initial