CVE-2017-7541

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    CVE-2017-7541

    Published: 25 Jul 2017Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

    Summary:

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

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High