The vulnerability of the cfg80211_mgd_wext_giwessid function (net/wireless/wext-sme.c) in the Linux kernel allows a hacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the cfg80211mgdwextgiwessid function in the Linux kernel’s net/wireless/wext-sme.c file is related to the copying of buffers without checking the size of the input data. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause service...