CVE-2014-8709 Information

Description

The ieee80211_fragment function in net/mac80211/tx.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.5 does not properly maintain a certain tail pointer which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive cleartext information by reading packets.

Reference

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=338f977f4eb441e69bb9a46eaa0ac715c931a67f http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/09/1 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70965 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98922 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/338f977f4eb441e69bb9a46eaa0ac715c931a67f https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html