CVE-2015-8943 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2015-8943

drivers/video/msm/mdss/mdss_mdp_util.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on...

Vulnerability Description

drivers/video/msm/mdss/mdss_mdp_util.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 devices does not verify that a mapping exists before proceeding with an unmap operation, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28815158 and Qualcomm internal bugs CR794217 and CR836226.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

android
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: August 6th, 2016
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.