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CVE-2011-2517

CVSS v2.0 7.2 (High)
72% Progress
EPSS 0.04 % (5th)
0.04% Progress
Affected Products 5
Advisories 21
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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.

Weaknesses
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Published Date
2012-05-24 23:55:01
(12 years ago)
Updated Date
2023-02-13 01:20:00
(19 months ago)

Affected Products

Linux

Redhat

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel prior 2.6.39.2 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel < 2.6.39.2

Configuration #2

    CPE23 From Up To
  Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0
  Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0
  Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0
  Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0