CVE

Id
92159  
CVE No.
CVE-2016-5340  
Status
Candidate  
Description
The is_ashmem_file function in drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c in a certain Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android patch for the Linux kernel 3.x mishandles pointer validation within the KGSL Linux Graphics Module, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by using the /ashmem string as the dentry name.  
Phase
Assigned (20160609)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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