PT-2016-2669 · Google · Android

Ds + 2 · Published 2016-08-05 · Updated 2016-11-28 · CVE-2016-3826

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to 4.4.4 Android versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.2 Android versions 5.1.x prior to 5.1.1 Android versions 6.x before 2016-08-01

Description The issue is related to a lack of validation for the reply size of an AudioFlinger effect command in the mediaserver's services/audioflinger/Effects.cpp file. This could allow a local attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 4.4.4, update to version 4.4.4 or later. For Android versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.2, update to version 5.0.2 or later. For Android versions 5.1.x prior to 5.1.1, update to version 5.1.1 or later. For Android versions 6.x before 2016-08-01, update to a version released after 2016-08-01.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-02061

CVE-2016-3826

Affected Products

Android

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3826 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/9cd8c3289c91254b3955bd7347cf605d6fa032c6 · Patch
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02061 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3826 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3826 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3826 · Vendor Advisory
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3826 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92218 · Note