CVE-2014-8709

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedNov 10, 2014
First seenNov 10, 2014

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv ≤ 3.13.4, 3.13, 3.13.1, 3.13.2, 3.13.3—

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