CVE-2009-3280

NameCVE-2009-3280
DescriptionInteger 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linux-2.6sourceetch(not affected)
linux-2.6sourcelenny(not affected)
linux-2.6source(unstable)2.6.31-1medium
linux-2.6.24source(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- linux-2.6.24 <not-affected> (vulnerable code not present)
[etch] - linux-2.6 <not-affected> (vulnerable code not present)
[lenny] - linux-2.6 <not-affected> (vulnerable code not present)

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