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.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2016-08-07T21:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T01:01:00.155Z
Reserved: 2016-06-09T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-5340
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2016-08-07T21:59:08.757
Modified: 2020-08-03T16:13:24.157
Link: CVE-2016-5340
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