CVE-2021-47347

A vulnerability was discovered in the Linux kernel's wl1251 wireless driver, where the wl1251_cmd_scan function used memcpy without checking if the data length was within safe limits. This could potentially lead to a buffer overflow, which might cause system instability or crashes.

This vulnerability is rated as a moderate severity because this issue can lead to a system crash or instability, it does not pose an immediate security risk or data compromise.

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.

Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.