CVE-2011-3359
Published: 15 December 2011
The dma_rx function in drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly allocate receive buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted frame.
From the Ubuntu security team
A flaw was found in the b43 driver in the Linux kernel. An attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service if the system has an active wireless interface using the b43 driver.
Priority
CVSS 3 base score: 7.5
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(2.6.39~rc3)
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Patches: Vendor: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1465.html Introduced by 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 Fixed by c85ce65ecac078ab1a1835c87c4a6319cf74660a |
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linux-armadaxp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(2.6.39~rc3)
|
linux-ec2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(2.6.39~rc3)
|
linux-fsl-imx51 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(2.6.39~rc3)
|
linux-lts-backport-maverick Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(2.6.39~rc3)
|
linux-lts-backport-natty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(2.6.39~rc3)
|
linux-lts-backport-oneiric Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(2.6.39~rc3)
|
linux-mvl-dove Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(2.6.39~rc3)
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linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(2.6.39~rc3)
|
Notes
Author | Note |
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apw | ignoring on lucid/fsl-imx51 as this is now off support and out buildds do not have this h/w |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-3359
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1323-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1325-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1167-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1160-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1141-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1162-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1212-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1159-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1187-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian