What is CVE-2015-0573?

CVE-2015-0573 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476). CVE-2015-0573 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-0573?

CVE-2015-0573 has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, rated Critical severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-0573?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-0573. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2015-0573 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-0573 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2015-0573

Critical

drivers/media/platform/msm/broadcast/tsc.c in the TSC 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 (invalid pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that makes a TSC_GET_CARD_STATUS ioctl call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2016-08-07

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

9.8

out of 10

Critical

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2015-0573 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2015-0573 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Codeaurora
https://www.codeaurora.org/issues-tsc-tspp2-and-buspm-drivers-cve-2015-0573-cve-2016-2441-cve-2016-2442

Broken Link
Kernel patch commit
https://us.codeaurora.org/cgit/quic/la//kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=e20f20aaed6b6d2fd1667bad9be9ef35103a51df
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2015-0573

Severity Critical

CVSS score 9.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2016-08-07

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-0573?

CVE-2015-0573 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . CVE-2015-0573 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-0573?

CVE-2015-0573 has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, rated Critical severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-0573?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-0573. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2015-0573 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2015-0573 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. View CWE-476 on MITRE CWE →