Gentoo: 200907-08 High: Ralink Drivers Arbitrary Code Execution
gentoo
July 12, 2009
An integer overflow in multiple Ralink wireless drivers might lead to the execution of arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200907-08
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: High
Title: Multiple Ralink wireless drivers: Execution of arbitrary
code
Date: July 12, 2009
Bugs: #257023
ID: 200907-08
Synopsis
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An integer overflow in multiple Ralink wireless drivers might lead to
the execution of arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Background
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All listed packages are external kernel modules that provide driversfor multiple Ralink devices. ralink-rt61 is released by ralinktech.com,
the other packages by the rt2x00.serialmonkey.com project.
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1 rt2400 = 1.2.2_beta3 Vulnerab...
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