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CVE-2007-2829

Publication date 24 May 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Unknown

Why this priority?

The 802.11 network stack in net80211/ieee80211_input.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted length field in nested 802.3 Ethernet frames in Fast Frame packets, which results in a NULL pointer dereference.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15 7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.6.15.12-29.1
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17 7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy
Fixed 2.6.17.8-12.3
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20 7.04 feisty
Fixed 2.6.20.5-16.29
6.10 edgy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-479-1
    • MadWifi vulnerabilities
    • 29 June 2007

Other references