CVE-2016-0823

SUSE Security Advisory - SUSE-SU-2017:0333-1

Severity Score

4.0

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The pagemap_open function in fs/proc/task_mmu.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19.3, as used in Android 6.0.1 before 2016-03-01, allows local users to obtain sensitive physical-address information by reading a pagemap file, aka Android internal bug 25739721.

La función pagemap_open en fs/proc/task_mmu.c en el kernel de Linux en versiones anteriores a 3.19.3, tal como se utiliza en Android 6.0.1 en versiones anteriores a 2016-03-01, permite a usuarios locales obtener información sensible de la dirección física leyendo un archivo pagemap, también conocido como error interno de Android 25739721.

An update that solves 46 vulnerabilities and has 31 fixes is now available. The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP2 LTSS kernel was updated to receive various security and bug fixes.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-12-16 CVE Reserved
2016-03-12 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-07-11 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ab676b7d6fbf4b294bf198fb27ade5b0e865c7ce	X_refsource_confirm
http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/03/exploiting-dram-rowhammer-bug-to-gain.html	X_refsource_misc
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.19.3	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84265	Vdb Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ab676b7d6fbf4b294bf198fb27ade5b0e865c7ce	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-03-01.html	2016-11-28

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				6.0.1 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "6.0.1"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				<= 3.19.2 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " <= 3.19.2"		-		Affected