# CVE-2016-6680: CORE/HDD/src/wlan\_hdd\_wext.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 5X and Android One devices allows attackers

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-10-10 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 5X and Android One devices allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application that makes an iw_set_priv ioctl call, aka Android internal bug 29982678 and Qualcomm internal bug CR 1048052.

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## References

- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93309
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/commit/?id=2f2fa073b95d4700de88c0f7558b4a18c13ac552

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