Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20150571000
Revision Date:2016-05-09Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-0571 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:The WLAN (aka Wi-Fi) driver for the Linux kernel 3.x and 4.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not verify authorization for private SET IOCTL calls, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, related to wlan_hdd_hostapd.c and wlan_hdd_wext.c.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-0571
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux' package in xenial is not affected (note: 'android kernel only').
  • OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-flo' package in xenial is not affected (note: 'android kernel only').
  • OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-goldfish' package in xenial is not affected (note: 'android kernel only').
  • OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-mako' package in xenial is not affected (note: 'android kernel only').
  • OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-raspi2' package in xenial is not affected (note: 'android kernel only').
  • OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-snapdragon' package in xenial is not affected (note: 'android kernel only').
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