CVE-2016-5342

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.61%
Third-Party Advisory android.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory codeaurora.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=579e796cb089324c55e0e689a180575ba81b23d9 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92693 vdb entry third party advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html third party advisory patch
https://www.codeaurora.org/buffer-overflow-vulnerability-wcnsswlanwrite-cve-2016-5342 broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5342?
CVE-2016-5342 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5342?
To fix CVE-2016-5342, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-5342 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-5342 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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