CVE-2015-0571

Published May 9, 2016 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-0584 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 4:17 AM
Reserved
Jan 7, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 9, 2016, 10:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:20 AM