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CVE-2021-47251

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2024-05-21 Modified: 2026-06-17

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]

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-1284

References