---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2003: 2,700 advisories published 2004: 3,100 advisories published 2005: 4,600 advisories published 2006: 5,300 advisories published How do you know which Secunia advisories are important to you? The Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence Solutions allows you to filter and structure all the information you need, so you can address issues effectively. Get a free trial of the Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence Solutions: http://corporate.secunia.com/how_to_buy/38/vi/?ref=secadv ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Linux Kernel "ieee80211_rx()" Denial of Service Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA27555 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/27555/ CRITICAL: Less critical IMPACT: DoS WHERE: >From remote OPERATING SYSTEM: Linux Kernel 2.6.x http://secunia.com/product/2719/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). The vulnerability is caused due to an off-by-two error within the function "ieee80211_rx()" in net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c. This can be exploited to cause a kernel panic by sending a specially crafted ieee80211 frame with the IEEE80211_STYPE_QOS_DATA flag set to an affected system. The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 2.6.23. SOLUTION: Update to version 2.6.23. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Chris Evans ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/avi/kvm.git;a=commitdiff;h=04045f98e0457aba7d4e6736f37eed189c48a5f7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------