CVE-2015-8944

MEDIUM

Google Android < 6.0.1 - Information Disclosure

Title source: rule

Description

The ioresources_init function in kernel/resource.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 6 and 7 (2013) devices, uses weak permissions for /proc/iomem, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file, aka Android internal bug 28814213 and Qualcomm internal bug CR786116. NOTE: the permissions may be intentional in most non-Android contexts.

References (4)

[Vendor Advisory] http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.openwall.com/lists/kernel-hardening/2016/04/06/22

[Issue Tracking, Patch] https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=e758417e7c31b975c862aa55d0ceef28f3cc9104

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92222

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0006

EPSS Percentile 18.4%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-200

Status draft

Affected Products (2)

google/android < 6.0.1

linux/linux_kernel < 4.7

Timeline

Published Aug 06, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026