PT-2014-8684 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4
Jouni Malinen
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Published
2014-02-24
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Updated
2017-09-08
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CVE-2014-8709
CVSS v2.0
5.0
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 3.13.5
Description
The issue is related to the ieee80211 fragment function in the Linux kernel, which does not properly maintain a certain tail pointer. This allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive cleartext information by reading packets.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 3.13.5, update to version 3.13.5 or later to resolve the issue.
Exploit
Fix
Information Disclosure
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Centos
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Suse