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CVE-2022-49023 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: fix buffer overflow in elem comparison For vendor elements, the code here assumes that 5 octets are present without checking. Since the element itself is already checked to fit, we only need to check the length.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/391cb872553627bdcf236c03ee7d5adb275e37e1 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88a6fe3707888bd1893e9741157a7035c4159ab6 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e6b79a3cd17620d467311b30d56f2648f6880aa Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f16b5c82a025cd4c864737409234ddc44fb166a Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5c2ec288a865dbe3706b09bed12302e9f6d696b Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-49023
NVD Published Date:
10/21/2024
NVD Last Modified:
10/23/2024
Source:
kernel.org