CVE-2015-6646

Published: Jan 6, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

6.2

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 2.5 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

The System V IPC implementation in the kernel in Android before 6.0 2016-01-01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (global kernel resource consumption) by leveraging improper interaction between IPC resource allocation and the memory manager, aka internal bug 22300191, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7613.

Affected (1)

Products: Google: Android

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Google Android	Version 6.0

Related CWEs

References (4)

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

Source: security@android.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034592

Source: security@android.com

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034592

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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