CVE-2015-0571
highpriority · track · 31OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.014 · 71 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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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affected products (9)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-3995Google Android: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2016-05-02csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein anonymer, entfernter oder eine bösartige lokale Applikation oder ein Angreifer mit physikalischem Zugriff kann diese Schwachstellen in Google Android ausnutzen, um seine Rechte zu erhöhen, Informationen offenzulegen, das System zum Absturz zu bringen, beliebigen Programmcode mit den Rechten des Dienstes auszuführen und um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
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references (10)
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- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-02.htmlPatchcnnvd
- https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/multiple-issues-wlan-driver-allow-local-privilege-escalation-cve-2015cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77691cnnvd
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77691enisa_euvd
- https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/multiple-issues-wlan-driver-allow-local-privilege-escalation-cve-2015enisa_euvd
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.htmlVendor Advisorynvd
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