CVE-2011-2517 in Kernelinfo

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.

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Reservation

06/15/2011

Disclosure

05/24/2012

Status

Confirmed

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