VulnerabilityModified

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.

HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.38%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS: 0.38% probability · 31th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: linux/linux kernel · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
Source: secalert@redhat.com

References

http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.2Broken Link
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.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/01/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=718152Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/208c72f4fe44fe09577e7975ba0e7fa0278f3d03Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.2Broken Link
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.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/01/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=718152Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/208c72f4fe44fe09577e7975ba0e7fa0278f3d03Patch, Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.