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 (13)
Core 13
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.5
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98922
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70965
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=338f977f4eb441e69bb9a46eaa0ac715c931a67f
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/338f977f4eb441e69bb9a46eaa0ac715c931a67f
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/09/1
Scores
EPSS
0.0452
EPSS Percentile
90.4%
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (5)
linux/linux_kernel
3.13
linux/linux_kernel
3.13.1
linux/linux_kernel
3.13.2
linux/linux_kernel
3.13.3
linux/linux_kernel
< 3.13.4
Published
Nov 10, 2014
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026