What is CVE-2015-0572?

CVE-2015-0572 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2015-0572 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-0572?

CVE-2015-0572 has a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-0572?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-0572. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2015-0572 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-0572 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2015-0572

High

Multiple race conditions in drivers/char/adsprpc.c and drivers/char/adsprpc_compat.c in the ADSPRPC driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allow attackers to cause a denial of service (zero-value write) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a COMPAT_FASTRPC_IOCTL_INVOKE_FD ioctl call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2016-10-10

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.0

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2015-0572 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2015-0572 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93312

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Codeaurora
https://www.codeaurora.org/race-condition-leading-arbitrary-null-write-adsp-using-ioctl-compatfastrpcioctlinvokefd-cve-2015

Broken Link
Kernel patch commit
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=34ad3d34fbff11b8e1210b9da0dac937fb956b61
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/?id=8fb32c3a8147b82e2bb159b3f70d803c9e68899b
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2015-0572

Severity High

CVSS score 7.0 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2016-10-10

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-0572?

CVE-2015-0572 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2015-0572 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-0572?

CVE-2015-0572 has a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-0572?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-0572. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2015-0572 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2015-0572 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. View CWE-362 on MITRE CWE →