Android Activity Manager Vulnerability (CVE-2016-2500)

Android Activity Manager Vulnerability (CVE-2016-2500)
Android Activity Manager Vulnerability (CVE-2016-2500)

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Affected Systems:

Android 6.x <2016-06-01
Android 5.1.x <5.1.1
Android 5.0.x <5.0.2

Description:

CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2016-2500

Android is a mobile phone operating system based on the Linux open kernel.

In Android 5.0.x <5.0.2, 5.1.x <5.1.1, 6.x <2016-06-01, Activity Manager does not terminate the process group correctly. Attackers can exploit the constructed applications to obtain sensitive information.

<* Source: Lee Campbell

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Suggestion:

Vendor patch:

Android
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The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:

Http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html

Https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/9878bb99b77c3681f0fda116e2964bac26f349c3

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