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CVE-2015-6646

Published: Jan 06, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
6.2
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6646
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/399.html

The System V IPC implementation in the kernel in Android before 6.0 2016-01-01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (global kernel resource consumption) by leveraging improper interaction between IPC resource allocation and the memory manager, aka internal bug 22300191, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7613.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
AndroidGoogle6.0 (including)6.0 (including)
AndroidUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
AndroidUbuntutrusty*
AndroidUbuntuvivid*
AndroidUbuntuvivid/stable-phone-overlay*
AndroidUbuntuwily*
AndroidUbuntuxenial*
AndroidUbuntuyakkety*
AndroidUbuntuzesty*
LinuxUbuntuvivid*
Linux-floUbuntutrusty*
Linux-floUbuntuvivid*
Linux-goldfishUbuntutrusty*
Linux-goldfishUbuntuvivid*
Linux-grouperUbuntutrusty*
Linux-linaro-omapUbuntuprecise*
Linux-linaro-sharedUbuntuprecise*
Linux-linaro-vexpressUbuntuprecise*
Linux-lts-quantalUbuntuprecise*
Linux-lts-quantalUbuntuprecise/esm*
Linux-lts-raringUbuntuprecise*
Linux-lts-raringUbuntuprecise/esm*
Linux-lts-saucyUbuntuprecise*
Linux-lts-saucyUbuntuprecise/esm*
Linux-maguroUbuntutrusty*
Linux-makoUbuntutrusty*
Linux-makoUbuntuvivid*
Linux-mantaUbuntutrusty*
Linux-mantaUbuntuvivid*
Linux-qcm-msmUbuntuprecise*

References

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