CVE-2010-4648

Published: 12 January 2012

The orinoco_ioctl_set_auth function in drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/wext.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly implement a TKIP protection mechanism, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access to a Wi-Fi network by reading Wi-Fi frames.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

An error was reported in the kernel's ORiNOCO wireless driver's handling of TKIP countermeasures. This reduces the amount of time an attacker needs breach a wireless network using WPA+TKIP for security.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	upstream	Released (2.6.37~rc6)
	hardy	Not vulnerable
	lucid	Released (2.6.32-29.57)
	maverick	Released (2.6.35-27.47)
	natty	Not vulnerable (2.6.37-10.24)
	oneiric	Not vulnerable (2.6.39-0.0)
	precise	Not vulnerable (3.1.0-1.1)
	quantal	Not vulnerable (3.1.0-1.0)
	Patches: Introduced by d03032af511c56d3c1580fa4f54f6285f650e638 Fixed by 0a54917c3fc295cb61f3fb52373c173fd3b69f48
linux-ec2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	upstream	Released (2.6.37~rc6)
	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Released (2.6.32-313.25)
	maverick	Ignored (end of life)
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
linux-mvl-dove Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	upstream	Released (2.6.37~rc6)
	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Released (2.6.32-214.30)
	maverick	Released (2.6.32-414.30)
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Does not exist
	maverick	Not vulnerable (device does not exist on ARM)
	natty	Not vulnerable (2.6.38-1201.2)
	oneiric	Not vulnerable (2.6.38-1309.13)
	precise	Not vulnerable (3.0.0-1401.2)
	quantal	Not vulnerable (3.0.0-1401.2)
	upstream	Released (2.6.37~rc6)
linux-lts-backport-maverick Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	upstream	Released (2.6.37~rc6)
	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Released (2.6.35-28.50~lucid1)
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
linux-armadaxp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Not vulnerable (3.2.0-1600.1)
	quantal	Not vulnerable (3.2.0-1602.5)
	upstream	Released (2.6.37~rc6)
linux-fsl-imx51 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Not vulnerable (device does not exist on ARM)
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (2.6.37~rc6)
linux-lts-backport-natty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Not vulnerable (2.6.38-1.27~lucid1)
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (2.6.37~rc6)
linux-lts-backport-oneiric Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Not vulnerable (3.0.0-5.6~lucid1)
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (2.6.37~rc6)

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