FKIE_CVE-2014-8709

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-11-10 11:55 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:17
Severity
Summary
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
security@opentext.comhttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=338f977f4eb441e69bb9a46eaa0ac715c931a67f
security@opentext.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
security@opentext.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
security@opentext.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html
security@opentext.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html
security@opentext.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html
security@opentext.comhttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.5
security@opentext.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/09/1
security@opentext.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70965
security@opentext.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968
security@opentext.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98922
security@opentext.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/338f977f4eb441e69bb9a46eaa0ac715c931a67f
security@opentext.comhttps://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=338f977f4eb441e69bb9a46eaa0ac715c931a67f
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/09/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70965
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98922
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/338f977f4eb441e69bb9a46eaa0ac715c931a67f
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel *
linux linux_kernel 3.13
linux linux_kernel 3.13.1
linux linux_kernel 3.13.2
linux linux_kernel 3.13.3
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