CVE-2017-7541 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8f44c9a41386729fea410e688959ddaa9d51be7c http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/24/2 http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3927 http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.3 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99955 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038981 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2863 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2918 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2930 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2931 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049645 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1473198 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8f44c9a41386729fea410e688959ddaa9d51be7c https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-11-01 https://www.spinics.net/lists/stable/msg180994.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8