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CVE-2011-2517
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.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux / linux_kernel | - | 2.6.39.2 |
| redhat / enterprise_linux_server | 5.0 | 5.0.x |
| redhat / enterprise_linux_workstation | 5.0 | 5.0.x |
| redhat / enterprise_linux | 5.0 | 5.0.x |
| redhat / enterprise_linux_desktop | 5.0 | 5.0.x |
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.2
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=208c72f4fe44fe09577e7975ba0e7fa0278f3d03
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1212.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/01/4
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=718152
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/208c72f4fe44fe09577e7975ba0e7fa0278f3d03
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