Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2015-0572
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.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/ (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93312 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.codeaurora.org/race-condition-leading-arbitrary-null-write-adsp-using-ioctl… (Broken Link)
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/ (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-0572?
- CVE-2015-0572 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2016-10-10.
- How severe is CVE-2015-0572?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-0572 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.