Race condition leads to double free of the allocated memory in actuator driver (CVE-2016- 8412)
Release Date:
February 3, 2017
Affected Projects:
Android for MSMFirefox OS for MSMQRD Android
Advisory ID:
QCIR-2017-00004-1
CVE ID(s):
Summary:
The following security vulnerabilities have been identified: CVE-2016- 8412 Actuator driver has multiple functions freeing up the same memory which may cause a double free. This may cause device memory corruption or reset.
Access Vector: Local
Security Risk: High
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- 8412: https://www.codeaurora.org/gitweb/quic/la/?p=kernel/msm-3.18.git;a=commit;h=96ac875c752cee4be19cc1e47a14d393f262dddd
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 revision
Contact:
security-advisory@quicinc.com