CVE-2017-7541

HIGH

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.

References

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

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2017-07-25

Updated: 2017-12-08

Type: CWE-119

Risk Information

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Impact Score: 10

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Severity: HIGH

CVSS v3.0

Base Score: 7.8

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

Impact Score: 5.9

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Severity: HIGH