Denial of Service Vulnerability in B.A.T.M.A.N. Implementation

CVE-2014-9428 · HIGH Severity

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

The batadv_frag_merge_packets function in net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c in the B.A.T.M.A.N. implementation in the Linux kernel through 3.18.1 uses an incorrect length field during a calculation of an amount of memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (mesh-node system crash) via fragmented packets.

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