vulnerability
OS X update for Wi-Fi (CVE-2016-0801)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Feb 6, 2016 | Mar 29, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 6, 2016
Added
Mar 29, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
The Broadcom Wi-Fi driver in the kernel in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49G, and 6.x before 2016-02-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted wireless control message packets, aka internal bug 25662029.
Solution
apple-osx-upgrade-10_11_4
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