linuxPackages.broadcom_sta: added CVE's and unmaintained warning to meta.knownVulnerabilities

Important warning: this module has reached the end of support from Broadcom.
It is therefore exposed to Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE).
More information on the concerned CVE could be obtained here:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord/SearchResults?query=broadcom+wl+WiFi+driver

Message from:
https://github.com/rpmfusion/wl-kmod/blob/b0d19578ebd0daae9c5b7f9e9511a6d73ac4d957/wl-kmod.spec#L86-L89
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NullCube
2025-07-14 20:17:35 +02:00
committed by Alyssa Ross
parent 5d6c7f9e12
commit 4d6edc8a15
@@ -111,5 +111,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
"i686-linux"
"x86_64-linux"
];
knownVulnerabilities = [
"CVE-2019-9501: heap buffer overflow, potentially allowing remote code execution by sending specially-crafted WiFi packets"
"CVE-2019-9502: heap buffer overflow, potentially allowing remote code execution by sending specially-crafted WiFi packets"
(
"The Broadcom STA wireless driver is not maintained "
+ "and is incompatible with Linux kernel security mitigations. "
+ "It is heavily recommended to replace the hardware and remove the driver. "
+ "Proceed at your own risk!"
)
];
};
}