wifi: wilc1000: fix u8 overflow in SSID scan buffer size calculation
The variable valuesize is declared as u8 but accumulates the total
length of all SSIDs to scan. Each SSID contributes up to 33 bytes
(IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN + 1), and with WILC_MAX_NUM_PROBED_SSID (10)
SSIDs the total can reach 330, which wraps around to 74 when stored
in a u8.
This causes kmalloc to allocate only 75 bytes while the subsequent
memcpy writes up to 331 bytes into the buffer, resulting in a 256-byte
heap buffer overflow.
Widen valuesize from u8 to u32 to accommodate the full range.
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-4561-1 | linux-6.1 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-6243-1 | linux security update |
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
Mon, 11 May 2026 21:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-787 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Sun, 03 May 2026 06:30:00 +0000
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Sat, 02 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-119 CWE-680 |
Sat, 02 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-190 | |
| References |
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Sat, 02 May 2026 10:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-119 CWE-680 |
Fri, 01 May 2026 14:45:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: wilc1000: fix u8 overflow in SSID scan buffer size calculation The variable valuesize is declared as u8 but accumulates the total length of all SSIDs to scan. Each SSID contributes up to 33 bytes (IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN + 1), and with WILC_MAX_NUM_PROBED_SSID (10) SSIDs the total can reach 330, which wraps around to 74 when stored in a u8. This causes kmalloc to allocate only 75 bytes while the subsequent memcpy writes up to 331 bytes into the buffer, resulting in a 256-byte heap buffer overflow. Widen valuesize from u8 to u32 to accommodate the full range. | |
| Title | wifi: wilc1000: fix u8 overflow in SSID scan buffer size calculation | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| References |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T22:15:40.155Z
Reserved: 2026-03-09T15:48:24.141Z
Link: CVE-2026-31780
No data.
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-05-01T15:16:41.453
Modified: 2026-05-11T20:54:09.280
Link: CVE-2026-31780
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-05-11T23:45:03Z
Debian DLA
Debian DSA