Out-of-Bounds Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,3.11.7)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.4% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3005290
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed9 Dec 2013
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 9 Dec 2013

CVE-2013-7027  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 3.11.7 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-Bounds. The ieee80211_radiotap_iterator_init function in net/wireless/radiotap.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11.7 does not check whether a frame contains any data outside of the header, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted header.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1