Google Android prior 2016-06-01 on Nexus 5/Nexus 5x/Nexus 6/Nexus 6P Qualcomm GPU Driver privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Google Android on Nexus 5/Nexus 5x/Nexus 6/Nexus 6P. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Qualcomm GPU Driver. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-2468. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android on Nexus 5/Nexus 5x/Nexus 6/Nexus 6P (Smartphone Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Qualcomm GPU Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Qualcomm GPU driver in Android before 2016-06-01 on Nexus 5, 5X, 6, 6P, and 7 devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 27475454.

The weakness was disclosed 06/13/2016 as 27475454 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-2468 since 02/18/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2016-06-01 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-87840, VDB-87841, VDB-87842 and VDB-87843 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Android 2016-06-01

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02/18/2016 🔍
06/12/2016 +115 days 🔍
06/13/2016 +1 days 🔍
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01/18/2019 +949 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: 27475454
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-2468 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2468
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87847
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/13/2016 10:13
Updated: 01/18/2019 08:25
Changes: 06/13/2016 10:13 (61), 01/18/2019 08:25 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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