The vulnerability in the mac80211_hwsim_beacon() function of the drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c module of the Linux kernel driver for wireless adapter support allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the mac80211hwsimbeacon function in the drivers/net/wireless/mac80211hwsim.c module of the Linux wireless adapter driver support module is related to insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...