CVE-2007-4997

Linux Kernel < 2.6.22.7 - Numeric Error

Title source: rule

Description

Integer underflow in the ieee80211_rx function in net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted SKB length value in a runt IEEE 802.11 frame when the IEEE80211_STYPE_QOS_DATA flag is set, aka an "off-by-two error."

References (30)

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:105

[Patch] http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/avi/kvm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=04045f98e0457aba7d4e6736f37eed189c48a5f7

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-12/msg00001.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html

[Patch] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:226

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:232

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:008

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0993.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1104.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26337

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-558-1

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38247

[Various Sources] ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/bunk/linux-2.6.16.y/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.16.57-rc1

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_59_kernel.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1428

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10596

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/27555

... and 10 more

Scores

EPSS 0.0539

EPSS Percentile 90.0%

Classification

CWE

CWE-189

Status draft

Affected Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.22.7

Timeline

Published Nov 06, 2007

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026