Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the gps_tracker function in airodump-ng.c in Aircrack-ng before 1.2 RC 1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code or gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
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 | aircrack-ng | 1:1.2-0~beta3-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | aircrack-ng | 1:1.2-0~beta3-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | aircrack-ng | 1:1.2-0~beta3-2 | — |
References
- http://aircrack-ng.blogspot.com/2014/10/aircrack-ng-12-release-candidate-1.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128943/Aircrack-ng-1.2-Beta-3-DoS-Code-Execution.html
- https://github.com/aircrack-ng/aircrack-ng/commit/ff70494dd389ba570dbdbf36f217c28d4381c6b5/
- https://github.com/aircrack-ng/aircrack-ng/pull/13
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98458