High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 9, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-0570
CVE-2015-0570
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the SET_WPS_IE IOCTL implementation in wlan_hdd_hostapd.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 uses a long WPS IE element.
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Affected products
2- Range: 3.x, 4.x
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/77691nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/multiple-issues-wlan-driver-allow-local-privilege-escalation-cve-2015nvdBroken Link
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