PT-2013-6247 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2
Evan Huus
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Published
2013-11-05
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Updated
2014-04-02
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CVE-2013-7027
CVSS v2.0
6.1
Medium
| Vector | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 3.11.7
Description
The issue is related to the ieee80211 radiotap iterator init function in the Linux kernel, which does not properly check for data outside of the header in a frame. This could potentially allow attackers to cause a denial of service through a buffer over-read by crafting a malicious header.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 3.11.7, update to version 3.11.7 or later to resolve the issue.
Exploit
Fix
DoS
Buffer Overflow
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Linux Kernel
Suse