CVE-2015-9038 Null dereference in All Qualcomm products

What is CVE-2015-9038?

CVE-2015-9038 is a critical vulnerability in Google Android, published on 18 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a NULL pointer may be dereferenced in the front end.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-9038?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2015-9038?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-9038 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-9038 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-9038 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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