CVE-2011-2517 (GCVE-0-2011-2517)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-05-24 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 23:00
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
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|---|---|
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| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/208c72f4… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/01/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/Chang… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=718152 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2011-06-23 00:00
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