Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 24, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-2517
CVE-2011-2517
Description
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.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
6- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/208c72f4fe44fe09577e7975ba0e7fa0278f3d03nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1212.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/01/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.2nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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