Google Android Kernel Sound Subsystem numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Google Android. This affects an unknown part of the component Kernel Sound Subsystem. The manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-4655. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Kernel Sound Subsystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 09/06/2016 by Lars-Peter Clausen as Android Security Bulletin - September 2016 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-4655 since 06/25/2014. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77298 (RHEL 6 : MRG (RHSA-2014:1083)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195600 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux Vulnerabilities (USN-2334-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (77298), SecurityFocus (BID 68162†) and Secunia (SA59434†). Similar entries are available at VDB-67043, VDB-67287, VDB-34060 and VDB-43527. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 77298
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 : MRG (RHSA-2014:1083)
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OpenVAS ID: 800345
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Linux Local Check: ELSA-2014-1971
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: 82262a46627bebb0febcc26664746c25cef08563

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06/18/2014 🔍
06/25/2014 +7 days 🔍
07/03/2014 +8 days 🔍
07/22/2014 +19 days 🔍
08/21/2014 +30 days 🔍
09/06/2016 +747 days 🔍
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09/11/2016 +5 days 🔍
09/15/2022 +2195 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: Android Security Bulletin - September 2016
Researcher: Lars-Peter Clausen
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4655 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4655
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91445

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SecurityFocus: 68162 - Linux Kernel Multiple Local Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 59434 - Linux Kernel ALSA Multiple Vulnerabilities, Not Critical
SecurityTracker: 1036763

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/11/2016 12:29
Updated: 09/15/2022 14:40
Changes: 09/11/2016 12:29 (49), 04/14/2019 09:37 (27), 09/15/2022 14:40 (6)
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