CVE detail
CVE-2015-6619
The kernel in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48Z and 6.0 before 2015-12-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 23520714.
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Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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Evidence
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Google on Monday released its December 2015 Nexus Security Bulletin to patch 19 known vulnerabilities in the Android operating system, five of which are rated Critical.
newswww.securityweek.comDec 8, 2015, 2:32 PMGoogle’s December security update for Android has been pushed out to Nexus devices on Monday, and it contains fixes for 19 vulnerabilities, four of which are deemed “critical”.Among these is an elevation of privilege vulnerability (CVE-2015-6619) in the system kernel, which could be exploited by a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the device root context.“This issue is rated as a Critical severity due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise … More →
newswww.helpnetsecurity.comDec 8, 2015, 1:34 AM
Exploit code
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