CVE-2015-8943 Missing authorization in n/a
Attackers can gain privileges via a crafted application due to missing verification of mapping existence before unmap operations in Qualcomm video 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-2015-8943?
CVE-2015-8943 is a high-severity missing authorization 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/video/msm/mdss/mdss_mdp_util.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 devices does not verify that a mapping exists before proceeding with an unmap operation, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28815158 and Qualcomm internal bugs CR794217 and CR836226.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8943?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8943?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8943 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2015-8943 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8943 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-793j-8f8g-j9gj.