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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

Medium

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)
Patches:
Introduced by

2a5193119269062608582418deba7af82844159a

Fixed by 208c72f4fe44fe09577e7975ba0e7fa0278f3d03
Introduced by

2a5193119269062608582418deba7af82844159a

Fixed by 57a27e1d6a3bb9ad4efeebd3a8c71156d6207536
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
(end of life)
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 Ignored
(end of life, was pending)
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