CVE-2017-11089

kernel: Out-of-bounds read in nl80211_set_station allows privileged local attacker to cause system crash or possibly code execution

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.4

CVSS 3.0

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Published · July 7, 2017

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the netlink 802.11 configuration interface. A local privileged attacker (CAP_NET_ADMIN) could crash the system or possibly execute arbitrary code.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 6.4
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read