Security Advisory
CVE-2021-47251
7.8
HIGH
Vulnerability 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]
Published Date
May 21, 2024
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory