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Debian: CVE-2016-0801: firmware-nonfree -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2016-0801: firmware-nonfree -- security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
02/06/2016
Created
03/19/2019
Added
02/20/2019
Modified
03/02/2020

Description

The Broadcom Wi-Fi driver in the kernel in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49G, and 6.x before 2016-02-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted wireless control message packets, aka internal bug 25662029.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-firmware-nonfree

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