Improper Maintenance of Tail Pointer in ieee80211_fragment Function in Linux Kernel

CVE-2014-8709 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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.

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