CVE-2015-6619 Privilege escalation in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published Updated

Attackers can gain elevated privileges on Android devices by installing a crafted application, requiring user interaction to install the app.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-6619?

CVE-2015-6619 is a critical vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Dec 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The kernel in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48Z and 6.0 before 2015-12-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 23520714.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6619?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2015-6619?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6619 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-6619 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6619 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j4h4-6q2c-7cf8.

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