CVE-2014-8709
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8709
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2014-8709.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2014-8709
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2014-11-10T11:55:10Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:27Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- References
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- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/338f977f4eb441e69bb9a46eaa0ac715c931a67f
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=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://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://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html