CVE-2015-0573

Name: CVE-2015-0573
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2016-08-07T21:59:02.19+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 1.68%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-0573 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 1.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.68%

73.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 3.0, <= 3.19.8

References

https://us.codeaurora.org/cgit/quic/la//kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=e20f20aaed6b6d2fd1667bad9be9ef35103a51dfMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.codeaurora.org/issues-tsc-tspp2-and-buspm-drivers-cve-2015-0573-cve-2016-2441-cve-2016-2442Broken Link
https://us.codeaurora.org/cgit/quic/la//kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=e20f20aaed6b6d2fd1667bad9be9ef35103a51dfMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.codeaurora.org/issues-tsc-tspp2-and-buspm-drivers-cve-2015-0573-cve-2016-2441-cve-2016-2442Broken Link

Timeline

Published: Aug 7, 2016
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-0573?

How severe is CVE-2015-0573?

CVE-2015-0573 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.68% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-0573?

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Source: NVD / NIST