Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: sme: cap SSID length in __cfg80211_connect_result() If the ssid->datalen is more than IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN (32) it would lead to memory corruption so add some bounds checking.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel; debian: debian linux
References7
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/31229145e6ba5ace3e9391113376fa05b7831ede Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cb7cab7adf9b1e6a99e2081b0e30e9e59d07523 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/62b635dcd69c4fde7ce1de4992d71420a37e51e3 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e751d46336205abc259ed3990e850a9843fb649 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e472f59d02c82b511bc43a3f96d62ed08bf4537f Patch
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 13 · as of 8 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-787
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