# CVE-2016-5342: 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 t

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-08-30 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=579e796cb089324c55e0e689a180575ba81b23d9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92693
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
- https://www.codeaurora.org/buffer-overflow-vulnerability-wcnsswlanwrite-cve-2016-5342

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