The Shell component in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01 does not properly manage the MANAGE_USERS and CREATE_USERS permissions, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29189712.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Android | 5.0 (including) | 5.0 (including) | |
| Android | 5.0.1 (including) | 5.0.1 (including) | |
| Android | 5.1 (including) | 5.1 (including) | |
| Android | 5.1.0 (including) | 5.1.0 (including) | |
| Android | 6.0 (including) | 6.0 (including) | |
| Android | 6.0.1 (including) | 6.0.1 (including) | |
| Android | Ubuntu | esm-apps/xenial | * |
| Android | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Android | Ubuntu | vivid/stable-phone-overlay | * |
| Android | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Android | Ubuntu | yakkety | * |
| Android | Ubuntu | zesty | * |
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92225
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/01875b0274e74f97edf6b0d5c92de822e0555d03
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/4e4743a354e26467318b437892a9980eb9b8328a
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92225
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/01875b0274e74f97edf6b0d5c92de822e0555d03
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/4e4743a354e26467318b437892a9980eb9b8328a