High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 30, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-15859
CVE-2017-15859
Description
While processing the QCA_NL80211_VENDOR_SUBCMD_SET_TXPOWER_SCALE_DECR_DB vendor command, in which attribute QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_TXPOWER_SCALE_DECR_DB contains fewer than 1 byte, in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android before 2017-08-11 a buffer overrun occurs.
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Affected products
2- Range: <2017-08-11
- Qualcomm, Inc./Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Androidv5Range: All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/commit/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-02-01nvdVendor Advisory
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