CVE-2011-2517

Published: 6 October 2011

Multiple buffer overflows in net/wireless/nl80211.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.2 allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability during scan operations with a long SSID value.

From the Ubuntu security team

It was discovered that the wireless stack incorrectly verified SSID lengths. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or gain root privileges.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Not vulnerable
	lucid	Released (2.6.32-36.79)
	maverick	Released (2.6.35-31.62)
	natty	Released (2.6.38-13.52)
	oneiric	Not vulnerable (3.0-1.2)
	precise	Not vulnerable (3.1.0-1.1)
	quantal	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-1.1)
	raring	Not vulnerable (3.7.0-0.5)
	saucy	Not vulnerable (3.9.0-0.2)
	trusty	Not vulnerable (3.11.0-12.19)
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc3)
	utopic	Not vulnerable (3.13.0-24.46)
	vivid	Not vulnerable (3.16.0-23.31)
	wily	Not vulnerable (3.19.0-15.15)
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)
	raring	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc3)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
linux-ec2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Released (2.6.32-340.40)
	maverick	Ignored (binary supplied by "linux" now)
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	raring	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc3)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was not-affected [3.4.0-1.3])
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc3)
	utopic	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-3.10)
	vivid	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-3.15)
	wily	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-3.15)
linux-fsl-imx51 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Released (2.6.31-611.29)
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	raring	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc3)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
linux-goldfish Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Ignored
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was not-affected [3.4.0-1.9])
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc3)
	utopic	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-3.14)
	vivid	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-4.23)
	wily	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-4.23)
linux-grouper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Ignored
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was not-affected [3.1.10-8.28])
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc3)
	utopic	Not vulnerable (3.1.10-8.28)
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
linux-lts-backport-maverick Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Released (2.6.35-31.62~lucid1)
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	raring	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc3)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
linux-lts-backport-natty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Released (2.6.38-13.52~lucid1)
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	raring	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc3)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
linux-lts-backport-oneiric Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Not vulnerable
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	raring	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc3)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
linux-lts-quantal Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Not vulnerable (3.5.0-18.29~precise1)
	quantal	Does not exist
	raring	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc3)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
linux-lts-raring Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Not vulnerable (3.8.0-19.30~precise1)
	quantal	Does not exist
	raring	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc3)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
linux-lts-saucy Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Not vulnerable (3.11.0-13.20~precise2)
	quantal	Does not exist
	raring	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc3)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Not vulnerable (3.13.0-24.46~precise1)
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc3)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
linux-lts-utopic Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was not-affected [3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2])
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc3)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
linux-lts-vivid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was not-affected [3.19.0-18.18~14.04.1])
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc3)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
linux-maguro Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Ignored
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was not-affected [3.0.0-3.18])
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc3)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
linux-mako Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Ignored
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was not-affected [3.4.0-3.21])
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc3)
	utopic	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-5.28)
	vivid	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-5.34)
	wily	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-5.34)
linux-manta Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Ignored
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was not-affected [3.4.0-4.19])
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc3)
	utopic	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-6.25)
	vivid	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-6.29)
	wily	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-6.29)
linux-mvl-dove Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Pending (2.6.32-220.38)
	maverick	Released (2.6.32-420.38)
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	raring	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc3)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
linux-raspi2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc3)
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Not vulnerable (4.2.0-1008.12)
linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Does not exist
	maverick	Released (2.6.35-903.26)
	natty	Released (2.6.38-1209.17)
	oneiric	Not vulnerable (3.0.0-1200.1)
	precise	Not vulnerable (3.0.0-1401.2)
	quantal	Not vulnerable (3.0.0-1200.1)
	raring	Not vulnerable (3.0.0-1200.1)
	saucy	Not vulnerable (3.5.0-223.34)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc3)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist

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