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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2303-1 linux-2.6 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2303-2 New linux-2.6 packages fix regression
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-2502 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1241-1 Linux kernel (i.MX51) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1244-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1269-1 Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1272-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1274-1 Linux kernel (Marvell DOVE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1278-1 Linux (Maverick backport) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1279-1 Linux (Natty backport) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1281-1 Linux (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1285-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1286-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:00:34.252Z

Reserved: 2011-06-15T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-2517

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-05-24T23:55:01.510

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2011-2517

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2011-05-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-2517 - Bugzilla

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