In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mwifiex: Fix memcpy() field-spanning write warning in mwifiex_config_scan()
Replace one-element array with a flexible-array member in `struct mwifiex_ie_types_wildcard_ssid_params` to fix the following warning on a MT8173 Chromebook (mt8173-elm-hana):
[ 356.775250] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 356.784543] memcpy: detected field-spanning write (size 6) of single field "wildcard_ssid_tlv->ssid" at drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c:904 (size 1) [ 356.813403] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 742 at drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c:904 mwifiex_scan_networks+0x4fc/0xf28 [mwifiex]
The "(size 6)" above is exactly the length of the SSID of the network this device was connected to. The source of the warning looks like:
ssid_len = user_scan_in->ssid_list[i].ssid_len; [...] memcpy(wildcard_ssid_tlv->ssid, user_scan_in->ssid_list[i].ssid, ssid_len);
There is a #define WILDCARD_SSID_TLV_MAX_SIZE that uses sizeof() on this struct, but it already didn't account for the size of the one-element array, so it doesn't need to be changed.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Jan 13, 2025 | Dec 27, 2024 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2025223 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Jan 13, 2026 | May 27, 2025 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2025342 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Jan 13, 2026 | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Feb 11, 2025 | Dec 27, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1090-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1145-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1147-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-oemUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-135-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1023-gkeUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-genericUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1079-gcpUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1086-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1147-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1044-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1116-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-136-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1074-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1145-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1077-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1005-realtimeUpgrade 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linux-image-5.15.0-1072-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1074-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-211-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1027-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1077-gkeUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1033-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1033-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-oemUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-genericUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1142-awsUpgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1077-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1076-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1075-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-136-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1084-azureUpgrade linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1048-iotUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-135-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1079-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1140-oracleUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-oracleUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2023-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1081-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1080-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-135-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1010-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1020-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1101-bluefieldUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1062-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1021-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-135-fipsUpgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1083-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1074-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1060-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1008-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azureUpgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1074-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1129-kvmUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-211-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1129-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips | Feb 20, 2025 | Dec 27, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 13, 2025 | Dec 27, 2024 |
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