# CVE-2017-15859: While processing the QCA\_NL80211\_VENDOR\_SUBCMD\_SET\_TXPOWER\_SCALE\_DECR\_DB vendor command, in which attribute QCA\_WLAN\_VENDOR\_ATTR\_TXPOWER\_SCA

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-03-30 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Qualcomm, Inc. Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android: version range not reported

## Description

While processing the QCA_NL80211_VENDOR_SUBCMD_SET_TXPOWER_SCALE_DECR_DB vendor command, in which attribute QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_TXPOWER_SCALE_DECR_DB contains fewer than 1 byte, in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android before 2017-08-11 a buffer overrun occurs.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Qualcomm, Inc. Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-02-01
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/commit/?id=88dcc44ea8fbe158d1dee3ea197e47794bf4449d

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