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CVE-2015-6640
CVE-2015-6640
PUBLISHED
The prctl_set_vma_anon_name function in kernel/sys.c in Android before 5.1.1 LMY49F and 6.0 before 2016-01-01 does not ensure that only one vma is accessed in a certain update action, which allows attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (vma list corruption) via a crafted application, aka internal bug 20017123.
EPSS 0.10% · 28.1th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.10%
28.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | android | 0, 20150818-1500-0ubuntu2, 20150818-1500-0ubuntu3 |
Exploit Intelligence
- betalphafai/CVE-2015-6640 (github-poc-repo)
- betalphafai/CVE-2015-6640 (github-poc-repo)
- betalphafai/CVE-2015-6640 (github-poc-repo)
- betalphafai/CVE-2015-6640 (github-poc-repo)
- betalphafai/CVE-2015-6640 (github-poc-repo)
- betalphafai/CVE-2015-6640 (github-poc-repo)
- betalphafai/CVE-2015-6640 (github-poc)
- betalphafai/CVE-2015-6640 (github-poc)
- betalphafai/CVE-2015-6640 (github-poc)
- betalphafai/CVE-2015-6640 (github-poc)
…and 19 more exploits
Timeline
- Jan 5, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
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References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6640 third-party-advisory
- https://android.googlesource.com/kernel%2Fcommon/+/69bfe2d957d903521d32324190c2754cb073be15 third-party-advisory
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-01-01.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6640 third-party-advisory