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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2016-2494 EUVD-2016-3576GHSA-fh98-6487-q985

Off-by-one error in sdcard/sdcard.c in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-06-01 allows a…

Published Jun 13, 2016 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by google_android

Package: android Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

Off-by-one error in sdcard/sdcard.c in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-06-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 28085658.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS android No fix yet —

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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