CVE-2016-8461 Information disclosure in Android Kernel-3.18

What is CVE-2016-8461?

CVE-2016-8461 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 12 Jan 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An information disclosure vulnerability in the bootloader could enable a local attacker to access data outside of its permission level. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to access sensitive data. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32369621.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8461?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8461?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8461 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-8461 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8461 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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