CVE-2009-3280

N/A Unknown

Published: September 21, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fcc6cb0c13555e78c2d47257b6d1b5e59b0c419a

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/45106/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/stable-review/patch-2.6.31.1-rc1.bz2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Release Notes Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/16/2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36421

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fcc6cb0c13555e78c2d47257b6d1b5e59b0c419a