vulnerability

Oracle Linux: CVE-2019-17133: ELSA-2020-0790: kernel security and bug fix update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
2019-10-04
Added
2020-02-06
Modified
2025-01-23

Description

In the Linux kernel through 5.3.2, cfg80211_mgd_wext_giwessid in net/wireless/wext-sme.c does not reject a long SSID IE, leading to a Buffer Overflow.
A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's generic WiFi ESSID handling implementation. The flaw allows a system to join a wireless network where the ESSID is longer than the maximum length of 32 characters, which can cause the system to crash or execute code.

Solution(s)

oracle-linux-upgrade-kerneloracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek
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