CVE-2019-9503

Broadcom brcmfmac driver is vulnerable to a frame validation bypass

Published Jan 16, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.9 High EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Broadcom brcmfmac WiFi driver prior to commit a4176ec356c73a46c07c181c6d04039fafa34a9f is vulnerable to a frame validation bypass. If the brcmfmac driver receives a firmware event frame from a remote source, the is_wlc_event_frame function will cause this frame to be discarded and unprocessed. If the driver receives the firmware event frame from the host, the appropriate handler is called. This frame validation can be bypassed if the bus used is USB (for instance by a wifi dongle). This can allow firmware event frames from a remote source to be processed. In the worst case scenario, by sending specially-crafted WiFi packets, a remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. More typically, this vulnerability will result in denial-of-service conditions.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a4176ec356c73a46c07c181c6d04039fafa34a9f

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1799-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1799-2 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1824-1 linux-4.9 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4465-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-18877 The Broadcom brcmfmac WiFi driver prior to commit a4176ec356c73a46c07c181c6d04039fafa34a9f is vulnerable to a frame validation bypass. If the brcmfmac driver receives a firmware event frame from a remote source, the is_wlc_event_frame function will cause this frame to be discarded and unprocessed. If the driver receives the firmware event frame from the host, the appropriate handler is called. This frame validation can be bypassed if the bus used is USB (for instance by a wifi dongle). This can allow firmware event frames from a remote source to be processed. In the worst case scenario, by sending specially-crafted WiFi packets, a remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. More typically, this vulnerability will result in denial-of-service conditions.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
certcc
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 9:54 PM
Reserved
Mar 1, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 16, 2020, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:43 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 19, 2019, 12:00 AM