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CVE-2011-2517
Published: May 24, 2012
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in net/wireless/nl80211.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.2 allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability during scan operations with a long SSID value.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
RHSA-2011:1212
vendor-advisory
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[oss-security] 20110701 Re: CVE request: kernel: nl80211: missing check for valid SSID size in scan operations
mailing-list
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http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.2
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=718152
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