What is CVE-2015-0571?

CVE-2015-0571 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2015-0571 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-0571?

CVE-2015-0571 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-0571?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-0571. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2015-0571 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-0571 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2015-0571

High

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, does not verify authorization for private SET IOCTL calls, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, related to wlan_hdd_hostapd.c and wlan_hdd_wext.c.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2016-05-09

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-862

CVE-2015-0571 is classified as CWE-862

See CWE-862 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2015-0571 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

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

Vendor Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77691

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Codeaurora
https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/multiple-issues-wlan-driver-allow-local-privilege-escalation-cve-2015

Broken Link

Details

CVE ID CVE-2015-0571

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2016-05-09

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-0571?

CVE-2015-0571 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2015-0571 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-0571?

CVE-2015-0571 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-0571?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-0571. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2015-0571 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2015-0571 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.