CVE-2016-10242 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A time-of-check time-of-use race condition could potentially exist in the secure file system in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel.

Published: 2017-05-16

Score: 7.0 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Qualcomm, Inc.

All Qualcomm Products

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-1427	A time-of-check time-of-use race condition could potentially exist in the secure file system in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00057.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98555
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2017-05-16T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:14:42.778Z

Reserved: 2017-03-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-10242

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-05-16T14:29:01.947

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-10242

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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