Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 15, 2024· Updated Apr 24, 2025
802.11 heap buffer overflow
CVE-2022-23088
Description
The 802.11 beacon handling routine failed to validate the length of an IEEE 802.11s Mesh ID before copying it to a heap-allocated buffer.
While a FreeBSD Wi-Fi client is in scanning mode (i.e., not associated with a SSID) a malicious beacon frame may overwrite kernel memory, leading to remote code execution.
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References
1- security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-22:07.wifi_meshid.ascmitrevendor-advisory
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