CVE-2014-8709
5 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
7.2 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.006 Low
EPSS
Percentile
79.3%
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.
Affected configurations
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=338f977f4eb441e69bb9a46eaa0ac715c931a67f
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.5
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/09/1
www.securityfocus.com/bid/70965
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98922
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/338f977f4eb441e69bb9a46eaa0ac715c931a67f
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html
Related
5 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
7.2 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.006 Low
EPSS
Percentile
79.3%