A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - MadWifi: Denial of Service. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200711-09
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: MadWifi: Denial of Service
Date: November 07, 2007
Bugs: #195705
ID: 200711-09
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Synopsis
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MadWifi does not correctly process beacon frames which can lead to a
remotely triggered Denial of Service.
Background
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The MadWifi driver provides support for Atheros based IEEE 802.11
Wireless Lan cards.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-wireless/madwifi-ng < 0.9.3.3 >= 0.9.3.3
Description
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Clemens Kolbitsch and Sylvester Keil reported an error when processing
beacon frames with an overly large "length" value in the "xrates"
element.
Impact
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A remote attacker could act as an access point and send a specially
crafted packet to an Atheros based wireless client, possibly resulting
in a Denial of Service (kernel panic).
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All MadWifi users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-wireless/madwifi-ng-0.9.3.3"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2007-5448
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5448
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-09.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
