NetSight
high7.8

CVE-2017-7541

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 caus…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
from 3.9 before 3.10.108
from 3.11 before 3.16.48
from 3.17 before 3.18.62
from 3.19 before 4.1.43
from 4.2 before 4.4.78
from 4.5 before 4.9.39

Weakness classification

References