Google Android Kernel SCSI Driver double free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Kernel SCSI Driver. The manipulation leads to double free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-8962. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown part of the component Kernel SCSI Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a double free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-415. The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 11/07/2016 as Android Security Bulletin - November 2016 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-8962 since 10/03/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/30/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95702 (openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2016-1428)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169574 (OpenSuSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2016:3058-1)).

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 databases at Tenable (95702) and SecurityFocus (BID 94187†). The entries VDB-93466, VDB-93476, VDB-93458 and VDB-93459 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

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Class: Double free
CWE: CWE-415 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 95702
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2016-1428)
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OpenVAS ID: 802886
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for Kernel openSUSE-SU-2016:3061-1 (Kernel)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: git.kernel.org

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10/03/2016 🔍
11/07/2016 +35 days 🔍
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11/09/2016 +2 days 🔍
11/16/2016 +7 days 🔍
12/12/2016 +26 days 🔍
09/30/2022 +2118 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: Android Security Bulletin - November 2016
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-8962 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8962
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93467
SecurityFocus: 94187 - Linux Kernel CVE-2015-8962 Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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

Created: 11/09/2016 14:43
Updated: 09/30/2022 14:11
Changes: 11/09/2016 14:43 (68), 05/28/2019 11:23 (11), 09/30/2022 14:11 (5)
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