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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 25, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-7541

CVE-2017-7541

Description

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.

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