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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201411-08
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Aircrack-ng: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
     Date: November 23, 2014
     Bugs: #528132
       ID: 201411-08

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Aircrack-ng, possibly
resulting in local privilege escalation, remote code execution, or
Denial of Service.

Background
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Aircrack-ng is an 802.11 WEP and WPA-PSK keys cracking program that can
recover keys once enough data packets have been captured.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  net-wireless/aircrack-ng
                                 < 1.2_rc1                 >= 1.2_rc1

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Aircrack-ng. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A local attacker can use this flaw to execute arbitrary code or gain
escalated privileges. A remote attacker execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Aircrack-ng users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=net-wireless/aircrack-ng-1.2_rc1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-8321
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8321
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-8322
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8322
[ 3 ] CVE-2014-8323
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8323
[ 4 ] CVE-2014-8324
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8324

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201411-08

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/