| Name | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-2303-1 |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux-2.6 | source | lenny | (not affected) | |||
| linux-2.6 | source | squeeze | 2.6.32-35squeeze1 | DSA-2303-1 | ||
| linux-2.6 | source | (unstable) | 2.6.39-3 | unimportant |
[lenny] - linux-2.6 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
Requires CAP_NET_ADMIn to exploit