Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in FreeBSD Wi-Fi Client Scanning Mode

CVE-2022-23088 · Severity

The 802.11 beacon handling routine failed to validate the length of an IEEE 802.11s Mesh ID before copying it to a heap-allocated buffer. While a FreeBSD Wi-Fi client is in scanning mode (i.e., not associated with a SSID) a malicious beacon frame may overwrite kernel memory, leading to remote code execution.

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