The vulnerability of the ieee80211_beacons_stop() function in the drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c module allows a hacker to trigger a service failure. This vulnerability exposes additional devices in the Linux operating system’s kernel support.

The vulnerability of the ieee80211beaconsstop function in the drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211softmac.c module relates to the occurrence of mutual locking. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...