CVE-2015-6642 — 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

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CRITICAL

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

Published Jan 6, 2016

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 0.71%

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.71% 0.00715

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00715

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.71% (0.00715)	51.99th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.71% (0.00715)	48.70th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.08% (0.00079)	20.99th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.10% (0.00102)	43.38th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 10, 2024	0.10% (0.00102)	42.18th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.10% (0.00102)	40.11th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	26.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (2)

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-01-01.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034592
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

Link	Providers	Tags
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-01-01.html		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034592		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner google_android

Published Jan 6, 2016

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Aug 21, 2015

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CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2015-6642

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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