Credentials Management The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package android  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1510-ANDROID-621364
  • published10 Sept 2020
  • disclosed11 Jul 2016

Introduced: 11 Jul 2016

CVE-2016-3749  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-255  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:15.10.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream android package and not the android package as distributed by Ubuntu.

server/LockSettingsService.java in LockSettingsService in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 allows attackers to modify the screen-lock password or pattern via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28163930.