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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (unknown version). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.
The weakness was shared 11/07/2016 as Android Security Bulletin - November 2016 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-7916 since 09/09/2016. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95994 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux-lts-trusty vulnerabilities (USN-3160-2)), 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 196657 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux Vulnerabilities (USN-3160-1)).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (95994). The entries 93466, 93476, 93458 and 93459 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4
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Class: Race conditionCWE: CWE-362
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 95994
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux-lts-trusty vulnerabilities (USN-3160-2)
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OpenVAS ID: 802886
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for Kernel openSUSE-SU-2016:3061-1 (Kernel)
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Countermeasures
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Patch: git.kernel.org
Timeline
09/09/2016 🔍11/07/2016 🔍
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09/30/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: google.comAdvisory: Android Security Bulletin - November 2016
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7916 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 94138 - Linux Kernel Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 11/09/2016 14:43Updated: 09/30/2022 16:17
Changes: 11/09/2016 14:43 (67), 05/28/2019 14:44 (12), 09/30/2022 16:17 (5)
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