CVE-2016-5342
High
Description
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Google Android
PublishedAug 30, 2016
First seenAug 30, 2016
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| google android | v ≤ 7.0 | — |
| linux linux_kernel | 3.0 ≤ v ≤ 3.19.8 | — |
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