Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-0821

The LIST_POISON feature in include/linux/poison.h in the Linux kernel before 4.3, as used in Android 6.0.1 before 2016-03-01, does not properly consider the relationship to the mmap_min_addr value, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass a poison-pointer protection mechanism by triggering the use of an uninitialized list entry, aka Android internal bug 26186802, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3636.

EPSS: 0.004 (31.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0821?
CVE-2016-0821 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-03-12.
How severe is CVE-2016-0821?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.