CVE-2023-28549

Summary

CVE-2023-28549 is a newly discovered vulnerability affecting the WLAN Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) in certain wireless networking devices. The issue involves memory corruption during the process of parsing Rx (receive) buffers in the handling of TLV (Type-Length-Value) payloads. Exploitation of this flaw could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges, potentially leading to serious system compromises. It is recommended that affected device manufacturers release patches as soon as possible to mitigate this risk. Until then, network administrators are advised to apply additional security measures such as firewalls and intrusion detection systems to protect their networks from potential attacks.

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