CVE-2016-3885 Race condition in n/a

What is CVE-2016-3885?

CVE-2016-3885 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Sep 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

debuggerd/debuggerd.cpp in Debuggerd in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-09-01, and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 mishandles the interaction between PTRACE_ATTACH operations and thread exits, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29555636.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3885?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3885?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3885 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-3885 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3885 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-ffcj-gv69-hfg6, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3885.