CVE-2014-8709

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%3Ba=commit%3Bh=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

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

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

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.securitytracker.com/id/1037968

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2