CVE-2016-6753: Infoleak
An information disclosure vulnerability in kernel components, including the process-grouping subsystem and the networking subsystem, in Android before 2016-11-05 could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Android ID: A-30149174.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What must an attacker achieve before this issue can be exploited?
The issue first requires compromise of a privileged process. A local malicious application could then access data outside its assigned permission levels.
What is the potential impact after successful exploitation?
Successful exploitation can disclose data beyond the malicious application's permission scope. The supplied CVSS vector indicates no integrity or availability impact.
Which Android releases are affected?
Android releases before 2016-11-05 are identified as affected. The provided data does not map that date to specific Android version numbers.