CVE-2016-2059 Race condition in n/a

What is CVE-2016-2059?

CVE-2016-2059 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 5 May 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The msm_ipc_router_bind_control_port function in net/ipc_router/ipc_router_core.c in the IPC router kernel module for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not verify that a port is a client port, which allows attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (race condition and list corruption) by making many BIND_CONTROL_PORT ioctl calls.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2059?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Google Android, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2059?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2059 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-2059 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-g893-8gjr-xqxv.