CVE-2016-3833
The Shell component in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01 does not properly manage the MANAGE_USERS and CREATE_USERS permissions, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29189712.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| google / android | 5.1.0 | 5.1.0.x |
| google / android | 6.0.1 | 6.0.1.x |
| google / android | 6.0 | 6.0.x |
| google / android | 5.0.1 | 5.0.1.x |
| google / android | 5.0 | 5.0.x |
| google / android | 5.1 | 5.1.x |
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92225
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/01875b0274e74f97edf6b0d5c92de822e0555d03
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/4e4743a354e26467318b437892a9980eb9b8328a
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