Description
The ieee80211_radiotap_iterator_init function in net/wireless/radiotap.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11.7 does not check whether a frame contains any data outside of the header, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted header.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 3.11.7-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 3.11.7-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 3.11.7-1 | — |
References
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0247 vendor-advisory
- USN-2129-1 vendor-advisory
- USN-2128-1 vendor-advisory
- 55606 third-party-advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.11.7
- USN-2073-1 vendor-advisory
- 1029413 vdb-entry
- USN-2076-1 vendor-advisory
- USN-2069-1 vendor-advisory
- 64013 vdb-entry
- USN-2066-1 vendor-advisory
- USN-2071-1 vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f5563318ff1bde15b10e736e97ffce13be08bc1a
- USN-2074-1 vendor-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f5563318ff1bde15b10e736e97ffce13be08bc1a
- USN-2068-1 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0204 vendor-advisory
- USN-2072-1 vendor-advisory
- USN-2067-1 vendor-advisory