CVE-2014-8709

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Description

The ieee80211_fragment function in net/mac80211/tx.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.5 does not properly maintain a certain tail pointer, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive cleartext information by reading packets.

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=338f977f4eb441e69bb9a46eaa0ac715c931a67f

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/09/1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70965

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98922

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/338f977f4eb441e69bb9a46eaa0ac715c931a67f

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2014-11-10

Updated: 2017-09-08

Type: CWE-200

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Impact Score: 2.9

Exploitability Score: 10

Severity: MEDIUM

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 3.13.4 (inclusive)

Tenable Plugins

View all (20 total)

IDNameProductFamilySeverity
124975EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.1.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-1522)NessusHuawei Local Security Checks
high
124807EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.1.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-1483)NessusHuawei Local Security Checks
high
85198Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20150722)NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
medium
85097Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2015-1272)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
high
85010CentOS 6 : kernel (CESA-2015:1272)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
medium
84936RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2015:1272)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
medium
83708SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2015:0652-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
83696SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2015:0481-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
82254Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL7.x x86_64 (20150305)NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
high
82101Debian DLA-118-1 : linux-2.6 security updateNessusDebian Local Security Checks
high
81885CentOS 7 : kernel (CESA-2015:0290)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
high
81873Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2015-3015)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
high
81872Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2015-3014)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
high
81626RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2015:0290)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
80250SuSE 11.3 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Number 10103)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
80249SuSE 11.3 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 10037 / 10040)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
80152openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2014:1677-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
80150openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2014:1669-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
80029Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-ec2 vulnerabilities (USN-2442-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
80028Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-2441-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high