CVE - CVE-2014-8709

CVE-ID
CVE-2014-8709	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:70965 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70965 CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=338f977f4eb441e69bb9a46eaa0ac715c931a67f CONFIRM:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.5 CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/338f977f4eb441e69bb9a46eaa0ac715c931a67f CONFIRM:https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html MLIST:[oss-security] 20141109 Re: CVE Request: Linux kernel mac80211 plain text leak URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/09/1 REDHAT:RHSA-2015:0290 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html REDHAT:RHSA-2015:1272 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html SECTRACK:1037968 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968 SUSE:SUSE-SU-2015:0481 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2015:0652 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2015:0566 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html XF:linux-kernel-cve20148709-info-disclsoure(98922) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98922
Assigning CNA
OpenText (formerly Micro Focus)
Date Record Created
20141109	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 (20141109)
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