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CVE-2011-2517 (GCVE-0-2011-2517)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-05-24 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 23:00
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Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2011-06-23 00:00
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