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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- us.codeaurora.org/cgit/quic/la//kernel/msm-3.10/commit/ (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.codeaurora.org/issues-tsc-tspp2-and-buspm-drivers-cve-2015-0573-cve-2016-24… (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.