CVE-2015-8937 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers can gain privileges on Android devices via a crafted application due to improper handling of socket processes in Qualcomm drivers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-8937?
CVE-2015-8937 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Aug 2016. 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
drivers/char/diag/diagchar_core.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5, 6, and 7 (2013) devices mishandles a socket process, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28803962 and Qualcomm internal bug CR770548.
Weakness: CWE-19
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8937?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8937?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8937 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-8937 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8937 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x62r-hmhw-38xg.