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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 18, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-2420

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.

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Affected products

23
  • Google/Android23 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 22 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <4.4.4

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