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title: "CVE-2015-6612\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-6612

Publication date 3 November 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

libmedia in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48X and 6.0 before 2015-11-01 allows
attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug
23540426.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| android | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Not in release |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-6612)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6612)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-6612)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-6612)

### Other references

* <https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=android-security-updates/n1aw2MGce4E/jhpVEWDUCAAJ>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6612>