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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/multiple-issues-wlan-driver-allow-local-privilege-escalation-cve-2015 | Broken Link |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77691 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39308/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Information
Published : 2016-05-09 03:59
Updated : 2020-07-31 11:45
NVD link : CVE-2015-0569
Mitre link : CVE-2015-0569
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CWE
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel