TI-2015-00527 Aliases CVE-2015-0570 GHSA-jprr-w597-h565

Stack-based buffer overflow in the SET_WPS_IE IOCTL implementation in wlan_hdd_hostapd.c…

LOW 38CWE-787Published 2016-05-09 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01751 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	4.0.0 – 4.20.15; 3.0.0 – 3.19.8	Vulnerable	Linux

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 – 4.20.15; 3.0.0 – 3.19.8 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-0570
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jprr-w597-h565

References

Advisory 1

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html

Other 1

https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/multiple-issues-wlan-driver-allow-local-privilege-escalation-cve-2015

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Sources

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