CVE-2009-3280

Description

Integer signedness error in the find_ie function in net/wireless/scan.c in the cfg80211 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.1-rc1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (soft lockup) via malformed packets.

Affected Platforms

Weakness Type

CWE-119

References

• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=…
• http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/45106/
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/stable-review/patch-2.6.31.1-rc1.bz2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/16/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36421
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=…