CVE-2015-8592

Critical

Published: 18/08/2017(UTC)Translated: 14/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

All Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel have an issue with a pointer not being validated prior to being dereferenced, potentially leading to Guest-OS memory corruption.

Risk Assessment

This could result in serious security issues, including the potential for a malicious user to gain control over the guest system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Qualcomm products to the latest versions that address this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a pointer is not validated prior to being dereferenced potentially resulting in Guest-OS memory corruption.