CVE-2015-6642

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The kernel in Android before 5.1.1 LMY49F and 6.0 before 2016-01-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, and consequently bypass an unspecified protection mechanism, via unknown vectors, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 24157888.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 6, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-6642: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix