Google Android on Nexus Kernel Networking information disclosure
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Google Android on Nexus (Smartphone Operating System) (version unknown). Affected is an unknown function of the component Kernel Networking. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.
The weakness was disclosed 08/01/2016 as Android Security Bulletin - August 2016 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-4578 since 05/11/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91880 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-3018-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168927 (OpenSuSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2016:1641-1)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (91880). The entries 83139, 87126, 87304 and 87608 are pretty similar.
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Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 91880
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-3018-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 800225
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for linux-lts-wily USN-3017-3
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Patch: git.kernel.org
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05/11/2016 🔍05/11/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: google.comAdvisory: Android Security Bulletin - August 2016
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4578 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 90535 - Linux Kernel CVE-2016-4578 Multiple Local Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 08/06/2016 14:02Updated: 09/12/2022 12:18
Changes: 08/06/2016 14:02 (70), 03/20/2019 17:05 (12), 09/12/2022 12:18 (5)
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