PT-2016-2600 · Qualcomm+1 · Qualcomm+1

Published 2016-08-06 · Updated 2016-11-28 · CVE-2015-8937

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to 2016-08-05

Description The issue is related to the mishandling of a socket process in the diagchar core.c file of the Qualcomm components in Android. This allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application. The estimated number of potentially affected devices is not specified, but it is known to affect Nexus 5, 6, and 7 (2013) devices.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 2016-08-05, update the operating system to a version released after 2016-08-05 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the diagchar core.c file until a patch is available.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-19

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01992

CVE-2015-8937

Affected Products

Android

Qualcomm

References · 8

• https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=c66202b9288cc4ab1c38f7c928fa1005c285c170 · Patch
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8937 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8937 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8937 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8937 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01992 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92219 · Note