CVE-2016-11030 Race condition in n/a
A race condition in the MAX86902 sensor driver allows heap-based buffer overflow, potentially enabling code execution or privilege escalation on Samsung devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-11030?
CVE-2016-11030 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with KK(4.4), L(5.0/5.1), and M(6.0) (with Hrm sensor support) software. The sysfs of the MAX86902 sensor driver does not prevent concurrent access, leading to a race condition and resultant heap-based buffer overflow. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7341 (December 2016).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-11030?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-11030?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-11030 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-11030 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-11030 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3jx6-xj3f-cxpm.