What is CVE-2015-0573?

CVE-2015-0573 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-08-07.

How severe is CVE-2015-0573?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2015-0573 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

NULL pointer dereference in Linux Kernel

CVE-2015-0573

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.

EPSS: 0.017 (74.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

Public proof-of-concept exploits

thdusdl1219/CVE-Study

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-0573?: CVE-2015-0573 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2015-0573?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-0573 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.