Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 7, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-0801
CVE-2016-0801
Description
The Broadcom Wi-Fi driver in the kernel in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49G, and 6.x before 2016-02-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted wireless control message packets, aka internal bug 25662029.
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Affected products
12cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 4.x < 4.4.4, 5.x < 5.1.1 LMY49G, 6.x < 2016-02-01
- osv-coords2 versionspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-flo@3.4.0-5.23?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenialpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-mako@3.4.0-7.44?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial
>= 0+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 0
- (no CPE)range: >= 0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-02-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.htmlnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.htmlnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.htmlnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.htmlnvd
- www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2016-004.txtnvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353nvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00015.htmlnvd
- support.apple.com/HT206166nvd
- support.apple.com/HT206167nvd
- support.apple.com/HT206168nvd
- support.apple.com/HT206169nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39801/nvd
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