CVE-2015-0569

Heap-based buffer overflow in the private wireless extensions IOCTL implementation in wlan_hdd_wext.c in 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, allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that establishes a packet filter.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.8 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2016-05-09

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected products

• Linux Kernel (Linux)

References

• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77691
• https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/multiple-issues-wlan-driver-allow-local-privilege-escalation-cv…
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39308/