Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-2831: MadWifi: Multiple vulnerabilities
10
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
05/23/2007
07/25/2018
10/30/2017
10/30/2017
Description
Array index error in the (1) ieee80211_ioctl_getwmmparams and (2) ieee80211_ioctl_setwmmparams functions in net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash), possibly obtain kernel memory contents, and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large negative array index value.
Solution(s)
- gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-wireless-madwifi-ng
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