# CVE-2015-0573: Null dereference in n/a

> A crafted application can trigger a null pointer dereference in the TSC driver, causing a denial of service on Linux kernel systems.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Aug 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-525m-66c5-wjmh

## What is CVE-2015-0573?

CVE-2015-0573 is a critical vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 7 Aug 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0573?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-0573?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0573 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-0573 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0573 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-0573 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-0573 is a critical vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 7 Aug 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0573 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0573/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0573/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0573
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0573
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-0573

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