Buffer Overflow Affecting kernel-devel package, versions <0:3.10.0-693.5.2.el7
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- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 17 Jul 2017
Introduced: 17 Jul 2017
CVE-2017-7541 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-devel to version 0:3.10.0-693.5.2.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:2930.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-devel package and not the kernel-devel package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.securityfocus.com/bid/99955
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8f44c9a41386729fea410e688959ddaa9d51be7c
- 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
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8f44c9a41386729fea410e688959ddaa9d51be7c
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-11-01
- https://www.spinics.net/lists/stable/msg180994.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.3
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7541
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3927
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2930
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038981