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USN-1323-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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USN-1323-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
05/24/2012
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/06/2013
Modified
07/29/2020

Description

The dma_rx function in drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly allocate receive buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted frame.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-30-386
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-30-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-30-hppa32
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-30-hppa64
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-30-itanium
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-30-lpia
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-30-lpiacompat
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-30-mckinley
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-30-openvz
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-30-powerpc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-30-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-30-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-30-rt
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-30-server
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-30-sparc64
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-30-sparc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-30-virtual
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-30-xen

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