CVE-2014-8709
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.0
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.14.2-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.14.2-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.14.2-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.14.2-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.14.2-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | | |
| linux-kernel | 3.13 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.13.1 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.13.2 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.13.3 | affected | |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=338f977f4eb441e69bb9a46eaa0ac715c931a67f
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/09/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70965
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98922
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/338f977f4eb441e69bb9a46eaa0ac715c931a67f
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8709
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.