The eswifi socket offload driver copies user-provided payloads into a fixed buffer without checking available space; oversized sends overflow `eswifi->buf`, corrupting kernel memory (CWE-120). Exploit requires local code that can call the socket send API; no remote attacker can reach it directly.
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Description The eswifi socket offload driver copies user-provided payloads into a fixed buffer without checking available space; oversized sends overflow `eswifi->buf`, corrupting kernel memory (CWE-120). Exploit requires local code that can call the socket send API; no remote attacker can reach it directly.
Title net: eswifi socket send payload length not bounded
Weaknesses CWE-120
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zephyr

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-27T23:21:18.399Z

Reserved: 2026-01-30T05:53:41.457Z

Link: CVE-2026-1679

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-28T00:16:04.740

Modified: 2026-03-28T00:16:04.740

Link: CVE-2026-1679

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