Vigil@nce - Linux kernel: buffer overflow via brcmf_cfg80211_mgmt_tx
September 2017 by Vigil@nce
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SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can generate a buffer overflow via
brcmf_cfg80211_mgmt_tx() of the Linux kernel, in order to trigger
a denial of service, and possibly to run code.
Impacted products: Debian, Fedora, Linux, openSUSE Leap, SUSE
Linux Enterprise Desktop, SLES, Ubuntu.
Severity: 2/4.
Creation date: 24/07/2017.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can generate a buffer overflow via
brcmf_cfg80211_mgmt_tx() of the Linux kernel, in order to trigger
a denial of service, and possibly to run code.
A detailed analysis was not performed for this bulletin.
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https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-buffer-overflow-via-brcmf-cfg80211-mgmt-tx-23338