CVE-2016-0823 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's pagemap_open function, affecting Linux kernel versions before 3.19.3 and Android 6.0.1 before the March 2016 patch. This flaw allows local users to access sensitive physical-address information by reading pagemap files. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 4.0), it has a low attack complexity and requires local access, leading to a potential information disclosure impact. While it has received some media coverage and community discussion, there is no known active exploitation, and no public exploit code or Metasploit modules are available.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.19.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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