High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 18, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-2420

Description

rootdir/init.rc in Android 4.x before 4.4.4 does not ensure that the /data/tombstones directory exists for the Debuggerd component, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26403620.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/669ecc2f5e80ff924fa20ce7445354a7c5bcfd98nvd
android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/81df1cc77722000f8d0025c1ab00ced123aa573cnvd

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