CVE-2022-23088 — 802.11 heap buffer overflow
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 sca…
Published: 2024-02-15 · CVSS: 9.8 · CVSS 3.1
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7