CVE - CVE-2009-3280

CVE-ID
CVE-2009-3280	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Integer signedness error in the find_ie function in net/wireless/scan.c in the cfg80211 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.1-rc1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (soft lockup) via malformed packets.
References
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BID:36421 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36421 CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=fcc6cb0c13555e78c2d47257b6d1b5e59b0c419a CONFIRM:http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/45106/ CONFIRM:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/stable-review/patch-2.6.31.1-rc1.bz2 MLIST:[oss-security] 20090916 CVE request: kernel: cfg80211: fix looping soft lockup in find_ie() URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/16/2
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20090921	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20090921)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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