# CVE-2021-47347: wl1251: Fix possible buffer overflow in wl1251\_cmd\_scan

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-21 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.31

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wl1251: Fix possible buffer overflow in wl1251_cmd_scan Function wl1251_cmd_scan calls memcpy without checking the length. Harden by checking the length is within the maximum allowed size.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57ad99ae3c6738ba87bad259bb57c641ca68ebf6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3d8b9c9c7843dce31e284927d4c9904fd5a510a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f6c0488368c9ac1aa685821916fadba32f5d1ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/115103f6e3f1c26c473766c16439c7c8b235529a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d71dddeb5380613f9ef199f3e7368fd78fb1a46e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5e4a10d7bd5d4f419d8b9705dff60cf69b302a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/302e2ee34c5f7c5d805b7f835d9a6f2b43474e2a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40af3960a15339e8bbd3be50c3bc7b35e1a0b6ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d10a87a3535cce2b890897914f5d0d83df669c63

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