vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2021-47251: kernel: mac80211: fix skb length check in ieee80211_scan_rx()
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 21, 2024 | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 21, 2024
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Jul 10, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mac80211: fix skb length check in ieee80211_scan_rx()
Replace hard-coded compile-time constants for header length check
with dynamic determination based on the frame type. Otherwise, we
hit a validation WARN_ON in cfg80211 later.
[style fixes, reword commit message]
Solution
no-fix-redhat-rpm-package
References
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