CVE - CVE-2015-8943

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-8943	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
drivers/video/msm/mdss/mdss_mdp_util.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 devices does not verify that a mapping exists before proceeding with an unmap operation, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28815158 and Qualcomm internal bugs CR794217 and CR836226.
References
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BID:92219 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92219 CONFIRM:http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html CONFIRM:https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/?id=ad376e4053b87bd58f62f45b6df2c5544bc21aee
Assigning CNA
Android (associated with Google Inc. or Open Handset Alliance)
Date Record Created
20160624	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160624)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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