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| author |   Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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| committer | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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diff --git a/glsa-200711-09.xml b/glsa-200711-09.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c0d76c85 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200711-09.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200711-09"> + <title>MadWifi: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis> + MadWifi does not correctly process beacon frames which can lead to a + remotely triggered Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">madwifi-ng</product> + <announced>November 07, 2007</announced> + <revised>November 07, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>195705</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-wireless/madwifi-ng" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.9.3.3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.9.3.3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + The MadWifi driver provides support for Atheros based IEEE 802.11 + Wireless Lan cards. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Clemens Kolbitsch and Sylvester Keil reported an error when processing + beacon frames with an overly large "length" value in the "xrates" + element. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could act as an access point and send a specially + crafted packet to an Atheros based wireless client, possibly resulting + in a Denial of Service (kernel panic). + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All MadWifi users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-wireless/madwifi-ng-0.9.3.3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5448">CVE-2007-5448</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:16:45 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:18:04 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:18:55 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |