ISS X-Force Database: linux-kernel-ieee80211-dos(38247): Linux kernel ieee80211

Linux kernel ieee80211_rx() denial of service

linux-kernel-ieee80211-dos (38247)

Low Risk

Description:

Linux kernel is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an integer overflow error in the ieee80211_rx() function. By sending a specially-crafted IEEE 802.11 frame containing an SKB length, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the vulnerable system.

Platforms Affected:

Canonical, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Canonical, Ubuntu 6.10
Canonical, Ubuntu 7.04
Canonical, Ubuntu 7.10
Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
Linux, Kernel 2.6.0 test4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.0
Linux, Kernel 2.6.0 test9
Linux, Kernel 2.6.0 test8
Linux, Kernel 2.6.0 test1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.0 test10
Linux, Kernel 2.6.0 test11
Linux, Kernel 2.6.0 test2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.0 test3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.0 test5
Linux, Kernel 2.6.0 test6
Linux, Kernel 2.6.0 test7
Linux, Kernel 2.6.1 rc1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.1 rc2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.1 rc3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.10 rc2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.10 rc3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.10 rc1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.10
Linux, Kernel 2.6.11 rc5
Linux, Kernel 2.6.11 rc1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.11
Linux, Kernel 2.6.11 rc4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.11 rc3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.11 rc2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.11.1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.11.10
Linux, Kernel 2.6.11.11
Linux, Kernel 2.6.11.12
Linux, Kernel 2.6.11.2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.11.3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.11.4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.11.5
Linux, Kernel 2.6.11.6
Linux, Kernel 2.6.11.7
Linux, Kernel 2.6.11.8
Linux, Kernel 2.6.11.9
Linux, Kernel 2.6.12 rc2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.12 rc1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.12
Linux, Kernel 2.6.12 rc6
Linux, Kernel 2.6.12 rc5
Linux, Kernel 2.6.12 rc4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.12 rc3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.12.1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.12.12
Linux, Kernel 2.6.12.2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.12.22
Linux, Kernel 2.6.12.3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.12.4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.12.5
Linux, Kernel 2.6.12.6
Linux, Kernel 2.6.13 rc6
Linux, Kernel 2.6.13 rc1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.13 rc2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.13 rc3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.13 rc4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.13
Linux, Kernel 2.6.13 rc5
Linux, Kernel 2.6.13 rc7
Linux, Kernel 2.6.13.1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.13.2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.13.3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.13.4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.13.5
Linux, Kernel 2.6.14 rc2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.14 rc1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.14
Linux, Kernel 2.6.14 rc3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.14 rc4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.14 rc5
Linux, Kernel 2.6.14.1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.14.2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.14.3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.14.4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.14.5
Linux, Kernel 2.6.14.6
Linux, Kernel 2.6.14.7
Linux, Kernel 2.6.15 rc6
Linux, Kernel 2.6.15 rc4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.15 rc3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.15 rc2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.15 rc1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.15
Linux, Kernel 2.6.15 rc7
Linux, Kernel 2.6.15 rc5
Linux, Kernel 2.6.15.1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.15.11
Linux, Kernel 2.6.15.2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.15.3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.15.4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.15.5
Linux, Kernel 2.6.15.6
Linux, Kernel 2.6.15.7
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16 rc7
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16 rc6
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16 rc5
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16 rc4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16 rc3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.10
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.11
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.12
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.13
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.14
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.15
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.16
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.17
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.18
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.19
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.20
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.21
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.22
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.23
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.24
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.25
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.26
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.27
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.28
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.29
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.30
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.31
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.32
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.33
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.34
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.35
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.36
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.37
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.38
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.39
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.40
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.41
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.43
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.44
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.45
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.46
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.47
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.48
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.49
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.5
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.50
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.51
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.52
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.53
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.6
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.7
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.8
Linux, Kernel 2.6.16.9
Linux, Kernel 2.6.17 rc1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.17
Linux, Kernel 2.6.17 rc6
Linux, Kernel 2.6.17 rc5
Linux, Kernel 2.6.17 rc4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.17 rc3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.17 rc2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.17.1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.17.10
Linux, Kernel 2.6.17.11
Linux, Kernel 2.6.17.12
Linux, Kernel 2.6.17.13
Linux, Kernel 2.6.17.14
Linux, Kernel 2.6.17.2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.17.3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.17.4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.17.5
Linux, Kernel 2.6.17.6
Linux, Kernel 2.6.17.7
Linux, Kernel 2.6.17.8
Linux, Kernel 2.6.17.9
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18 rc3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18 rc2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18 rc1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18 rc5
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18 rc4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18 rc6
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18 rc7
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.10
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.11
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.12
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.13
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.14
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.15
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.16
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.17
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.18
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.19
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.20
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.21
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.22
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.23
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.24
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.25
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.26
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.27
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.28
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.29
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.30
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.31
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.32
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.33
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.34
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.35
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.36
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.37
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.38
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.39
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.40
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.41
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.42
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.43
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.44
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.45
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.46
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.47
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.48
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.49
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.5
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.50
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.51
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.52
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.53
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.6
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.7
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.8
Linux, Kernel 2.6.18.9
Linux, Kernel 2.6.19 rc2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.19 rc3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.19 rc4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.19 rc1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.19.0
Linux, Kernel 2.6.19.1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.19.2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.19.3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.19.4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.2 rc3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.2 rc2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.2 rc1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.20 rc2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.20
Linux, Kernel 2.6.20.1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.20.10
Linux, Kernel 2.6.20.11
Linux, Kernel 2.6.20.12
Linux, Kernel 2.6.20.13
Linux, Kernel 2.6.20.14
Linux, Kernel 2.6.20.15
Linux, Kernel 2.6.20.2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.20.3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.20.4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.20.5
Linux, Kernel 2.6.20.6
Linux, Kernel 2.6.20.7
Linux, Kernel 2.6.20.8
Linux, Kernel 2.6.20.9
Linux, Kernel 2.6.21 rc6
Linux, Kernel 2.6.21 git7
Linux, Kernel 2.6.21 git6
Linux, Kernel 2.6.21 git5
Linux, Kernel 2.6.21 git4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.21 git3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.21 git2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.21 git1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.21 rc7
Linux, Kernel 2.6.21 rc3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.21
Linux, Kernel 2.6.21 rc4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.21 rc5
Linux, Kernel 2.6.21.1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.21.2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.21.3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.21.4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.21.5
Linux, Kernel 2.6.21.6
Linux, Kernel 2.6.21.7
Linux, Kernel 2.6.22 rc7
Linux, Kernel 2.6.22
Linux, Kernel 2.6.22 rc1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.22 rc6
Linux, Kernel 2.6.22.1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.22.2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.22.3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.22.4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.22.5
Linux, Kernel 2.6.22.6
Linux, Kernel 2.6.22.7
Linux, Kernel 2.6.3 rc1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.3 rc4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.3 rc3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.3 rc2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.4 rc3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.4 rc2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.4 rc1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.5
Linux, Kernel 2.6.5 rc3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.5 rc2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.5 rc1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.6 rc1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.6
Linux, Kernel 2.6.6 rc3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.6 rc2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.7
Linux, Kernel 2.6.7 rc3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.7 rc2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.7 rc1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.8
Linux, Kernel 2.6.8 rc4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.8 rc3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.8 rc2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.8 rc1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.8.1
Linux, Kernel 2.6.9
Linux, Kernel 2.6.9 rc4
Linux, Kernel 2.6.9 rc3
Linux, Kernel 2.6.9 rc2
Linux, Kernel 2.6.9 rc1
MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1
MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0
MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
Novell, OpenSUSE 10.3
Novell, SLE SDK 10 SP1
Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP1 DEBUGINFO
Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5
RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client
SuSE, SLE SDK 10
SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.0 Desktop
SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.1

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of Linux kernel (2.6.23 or later), available from The Linux Kernel Archives Web site. See References.

For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.

Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

The Linux Kernel Archives Web site, ChangeLog-2.6.23 at http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.
ASA-2007-537: kernel security and bug fix update (RHSA-2007-1104)
BID-26337: Linux Kernel IEEE80211 HDRLen Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
CVE-2007-4997: Integer underflow in the ieee80211_rx function in net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted SKB length value in a runt IEEE 802.11 frame when the IEEE80211_STYPE_QOS_DATA flag is set, aka an off-by-two error.
DSA-1428: linux-2.6 -- several vulnerabilities
FrSIRT/ADV-2007-3718: Linux Kernel ieee80211_rx() Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
MDKSA-2007:232: Updated kernel packages fix multiple vulnerabilities and bugs
MDVSA-2008:008: Updated kernel packages fix multiple vulnerabilities and bugs
MDVSA-2008:105: Updated kernel packages fix vulnerabilities
RHSA-2007-0993: Important: kernel security update
RHSA-2007-1104: Important: kernel security and bug fix update
SA27555: Linux Kernel "ieee80211_rx()" Denial of Service Vulnerability
SUSE-SA:2007:059: Linux kernel securty problems
SUSE-SA:2007:064: Linux kernel security problems
USN-558-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
USN-574-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
USN-578-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Reported:

Oct 09, 2007

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