CVE-2009-3280

Publication date 21 September 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

Integer signedness error in the find_ie function in net/wireless/scan.c in the cfg80211 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.1-rc1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (soft lockup) via malformed packets.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
linux	9.04 jaunty	Not affected
	8.10 intrepid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15	9.04 jaunty	Not in release
	8.10 intrepid	Not in release
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not affected

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Patch details

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
linux	Upstream: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=fcc6cb0c13555e78c2d47257b6d1b5e59b0c419a

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/45106/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3280