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Scientific Linux: 2007-12-03 Moderate: madwifi DoS Threat

Calendar Dec 03, 2007 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory moderate network security update DoS madwifi Scientific Linux
Moderate: madwifi security update 
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 12:05:03 -0600
Reply-To: Troy Dawson 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Troy Dawson 
Subject: Security ERRATA for madwifi on SL5.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis:	Moderate: madwifi security update
Issue date:	2007-12-03
CVE Names:	CVE-2007-5448

Madwifi 0.9.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of
service (panic) via a beacon frame with a large length value in the extended
supported rates (xrates) element, which triggers an assertion error, related to
net80211/ieee80211_scan_ap.c and net80211/ieee80211_scan_sta.c. (CVE-2007-5448,
Moderate).

SL 5.x

 SRPMS:
madwifi-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.src.rpm
 i386:
madwifi-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5PAE-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-53.el5-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-53.el5PAE-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-53.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.10.el5-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.10.el5PAE-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.10.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5PAE-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5PAE-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.3.el5-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.3.el5PAE-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.3.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5PAE-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.6.el5-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.6.el5PAE-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.6.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.8.el5-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.8.el5PAE-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.8.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5PAE-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-53.el5-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-53.el5PAE-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-53.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.10.el5-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.10.el5PAE-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.10.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5PAE-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5PAE-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.3.el5-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.3.el5PAE-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.3.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5PAE-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.6.el5-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.6.el5PAE-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.6.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.8.el5-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.8.el5PAE-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.8.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.i686.rpm
 x86_64:
madwifi-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-53.el5-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-53.el5-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-53.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-53.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.10.el5-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.10.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.3.el5-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.3.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.6.el5-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.6.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.8.el5-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.8.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-53.el5-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-53.el5-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-53.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-53.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.sl5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.10.el5-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.10.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.3.el5-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.3.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.6.el5-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.6.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.8.el5-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.8.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson