CVE-2015-0571 (GCVE-0-2015-0571)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-05-09 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 04:17
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The WLAN (aka Wi-Fi) driver for the Linux kernel 3.x and 4.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not verify authorization for private SET IOCTL calls, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, related to wlan_hdd_hostapd.c and wlan_hdd_wext.c.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
3 references
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|---|---|
| http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77691 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advi… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2015-12-21 00:00
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