CVE-2015-0569

Description

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.

Weakness classification

• CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references

• cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
• cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry