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USN-1325-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

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USN-1325-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) 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-2-6-35-903-omap4

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