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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html | Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77691 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/multiple-issues-wlan-driver-allow-local-privilege-escalation-cve-2015 | Broken Link |
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html | Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77691 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/multiple-issues-wlan-driver-allow-local-privilege-escalation-cve-2015 | Broken Link |
Configurations
History
21 Nov 2024, 02:23
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77691 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/multiple-issues-wlan-driver-allow-local-privilege-escalation-cve-2015 - Broken Link |
Information
Published : 2016-05-09 10:59
Updated : 2024-11-21 02:23
NVD link : CVE-2015-0571
Mitre link : CVE-2015-0571
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-0571
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-862
Missing Authorization