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CVE-2015-8944
The ioresources_init function in kernel/resource.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 6 and 7…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.58%
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- google_android
Description
The ioresources_init function in kernel/resource.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 6 and 7 (2013) devices, uses weak permissions for /proc/iomem, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file, aka Android internal bug 28814213 and Qualcomm internal bug CR786116. NOTE: the permissions may be intentional in most non-Android contexts.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.58% · top 52% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [kernel-hardening] 20160406 Re: [PATCH] KERNEL: resource: Fix bug on leakage in /proc/iomem file (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=e758417e7c31b975c862aa55d0ceef28f3cc9104 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 92222 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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Record last updated .