Buffer Overwrite Vulnerability in wlan_hdd_cfg80211_vendor_scan() in Android Releases

CVE-2018-5862 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

In __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_vendor_scan() in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-07-05, when SCAN_SSIDS and QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_SCAN_FREQUENCIES are parsed, a buffer overwrite can potentially occur.

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