CVE-2015-8951

Name: CVE-2015-8951
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2016-10-10T10:59:02.337+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 0.50%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-8951 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in sound/soc/msm/qdsp6v2/msm-lsm-client.c in the Qualcomm sound driver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, and Android One devices allow attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 30142668 and Qualcomm internal bug CR 948902.. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in sound/soc/msm/qdsp6v2/msm-lsm-client.c in the Qualcomm sound driver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, and Android One devices allow attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 30142668 and Qualcomm internal bug CR 948902.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

0.50%

38.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Android	<= 7.0

References

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93317
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=ccff36b07bfc49efc77b9f1b55ed2bf0900b1d5bIssue Tracking, Patch
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93317
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=ccff36b07bfc49efc77b9f1b55ed2bf0900b1d5bIssue Tracking, Patch

Timeline

Published: Oct 10, 2016
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-8951?

How severe is CVE-2015-8951?

Severity scoring for CVE-2015-8951 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 0.50% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8951?

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Source: NVD / NIST