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TI-2016-04633 Aliases CVE-2016-5342GHSA-r2gf-cg95-782g

Heap-based buffer overflow in the wcnss_wlan_write function in…

Priority LOW 35CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
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

Heap-based buffer overflow in the wcnss_wlan_write function in drivers/net/wireless/wcnss/wcnss_wlan.c in the wcnss_wlan device driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by writing to /dev/wcnss_wlan with an unexpected amount of data.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00511 43rd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 7.0VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0 – 3.19.8VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.0 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 – 3.19.8 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5342
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r2gf-cg95-782g

References

Patch 2

Other 1

Sources

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