Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel - CVE-2015-0569
Published: May 9, 2016 / Updated: August 10, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95717
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0569
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2015-0569
Install update from vendor's repository.