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This was leaking\nuninitialized stack contents to the device."}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c"],"versions":[{"version":"b8a64f0e96c2b258321ee03975aeb0f5e88a055b","lessThan":"1687845eb8f37360a9ee849a3587ab659b090773","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"b8a64f0e96c2b258321ee03975aeb0f5e88a055b","lessThan":"2bc34facb90ceeff6f8c17d2006575a6d07c3825","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"b8a64f0e96c2b258321ee03975aeb0f5e88a055b","lessThan":"56c7e9c39bd54fd753c0c4b1ed10278cbd3a5f02","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"b8a64f0e96c2b258321ee03975aeb0f5e88a055b","lessThan":"4e8dc0e5c7636efaadbd7e488acd34b4291c0431","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"b8a64f0e96c2b258321ee03975aeb0f5e88a055b","lessThan":"e242c66f7ecfe8f5b6eb308f4ea464fd8589c866","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"b8a64f0e96c2b258321ee03975aeb0f5e88a055b","lessThan":"f8a6c53ff1d91acd5a20eb627edbffd816eb9a4e","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"b8a64f0e96c2b258321ee03975aeb0f5e88a055b","lessThan":"2fa3a5226b05e0a797c68b9609dcebe0cd236b27","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"b8a64f0e96c2b258321ee03975aeb0f5e88a055b","lessThan":"89b89e52153fda2733562776c7c9d9d3ebf8dd6d","status":"affected","versionType":"git"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c"],"versions":[{"version":"4.13","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"4.13","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"4.14.316","lessThanOrEqual":"4.14.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"4.19.284","lessThanOrEqual":"4.19.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.4.244","lessThanOrEqual":"5.4.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.10.181","lessThanOrEqual":"5.10.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.113","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.30","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.3.4","lessThanOrEqual":"6.3.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.4","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.13","versionEndExcluding":"4.14.316"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.13","versionEndExcluding":"4.19.284"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.13","versionEndExcluding":"5.4.244"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.13","versionEndExcluding":"5.10.181"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.13","versionEndExcluding":"5.15.113"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.13","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.30"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.13","versionEndExcluding":"6.3.4"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.13","versionEndExcluding":"6.4"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1687845eb8f37360a9ee849a3587ab659b090773"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bc34facb90ceeff6f8c17d2006575a6d07c3825"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56c7e9c39bd54fd753c0c4b1ed10278cbd3a5f02"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e8dc0e5c7636efaadbd7e488acd34b4291c0431"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e242c66f7ecfe8f5b6eb308f4ea464fd8589c866"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8a6c53ff1d91acd5a20eb627edbffd816eb9a4e"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fa3a5226b05e0a797c68b9609dcebe0cd236b27"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89b89e52153fda2733562776c7c9d9d3ebf8dd6d"}],"title":"wifi: brcmfmac: cfg80211: Pass the PMK in binary instead of hex","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}