CVE-2017-7541 (NVD)

2017-07-25

The brcmf_cfg80211_mgmt_tx function in drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted NL80211_CMD_FRAME Netlink packet.

Products Linux_kernel
Type Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CWE-119)
First patch https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8f44c9a41386729fea410e688959ddaa9d51be7c
Patches http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8f44c9a41386729fea410e688959ddaa9d51be7c
Relevant file/s ./drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c (modified, +5)
Links • http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/24/2
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2931
• https://www.spinics.net/lists/stable/msg180994.html
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.3
• https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049645

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