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CVE-2011-2517
CVE-2011-2517
REJECTED
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.
EPSS 0.12% · 29.8th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.12%
29.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-grouper | 3.1.10-6.25, 3.1.10-7.27, 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-manta | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-maguro | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-flo | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-goldfish | 0, 3.4.0-1.7 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-vivid | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-utopic | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-mako | 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- RHSA-2011:1212 (circl)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=208c72f4fe44fe09577e7975ba0e7fa0278f3d03 (circl)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/208c72f4fe44fe09577e7975ba0e7fa0278f3d03 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20110701 Re: CVE request: kernel: nl80211: missing check for valid SSID size in scan operations (circl)
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.2 (circl)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=718152 (circl)
Timeline
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 17, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2517 third-party-advisory
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1212.html third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1241-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1244-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1269-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1272-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1274-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1278-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1279-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1281-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1285-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1286-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2517 third-party-advisory