Linux Kernel up to 6.5.6 mwifiex mwifiex_process_rx_packet buffer overflow

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.5.6. This issue affects the function mwifiex_process_rx_packet of the component mwifiex. Executing a manipulation can lead to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-52525. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.5.6 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects the function mwifiex_process_rx_packet of the component mwifiex. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: Fix oob check condition in mwifiex_process_rx_packet Only skip the code path trying to access the rfc1042 headers when the buffer is too small, so the driver can still process packets without rfc1042 headers.

The weakness was released 03/02/2024. The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-52525 since 02/20/2024. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 239742 (TencentOS Server 2: kernel (TSSA-2024:1030)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.14.327, 4.19.296, 5.4.258, 5.10.198, 5.15.135, 6.1.57 or 6.5.7 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 71b1d2b57f14/16cc18b90808/b8e260654a29/10a18c8bac7f/5afb996349cb/6b706286473d/be2ff39b1504 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (239742). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 4.14.326
• 4.19.295
• 5.4.257
• 5.10.197
• 5.15.134
• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.3
• 6.1.4
• 6.1.5
• 6.1.6
• 6.1.7
• 6.1.8
• 6.1.9
• 6.1.10
• 6.1.11
• 6.1.12
• 6.1.13
• 6.1.14
• 6.1.15
• 6.1.16
• 6.1.17
• 6.1.18
• 6.1.19
• 6.1.20
• 6.1.21
• 6.1.22
• 6.1.23
• 6.1.24
• 6.1.25
• 6.1.26
• 6.1.27
• 6.1.28
• 6.1.29
• 6.1.30
• 6.1.31
• 6.1.32
• 6.1.33
• 6.1.34
• 6.1.35
• 6.1.36
• 6.1.37
• 6.1.38
• 6.1.39
• 6.1.40
• 6.1.41
• 6.1.42
• 6.1.43
• 6.1.44
• 6.1.45
• 6.1.46
• 6.1.47
• 6.1.48
• 6.1.49
• 6.1.50
• 6.1.51
• 6.1.52
• 6.1.53
• 6.1.54
• 6.1.55
• 6.1.56
• 6.5.0
• 6.5.1
• 6.5.2
• 6.5.3
• 6.5.4
• 6.5.5
• 6.5.6

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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