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…

published May 24, 2012

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
30.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00377 · 30.3th percentile
Published
2012-05-24T23:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 MAY 23:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5