SB2016050946 - Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0569)

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

CVSSv4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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-cve-2015
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39308/